Dr Patrick Moriarty is IRC's Chief Executive Officer. A Civil Engineer by first degree and Water Resource Management expert by main experience, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work on water service delivery and local water governance. Patrick has over twenty years experience of a broad range of issues around water, its management and its use in improving human well-being , predominantly in Africa and South Asia.
Patrick has been with IRC since 2000, and has held several leadership positions; as head of knowledge development; IRC's country director in Ghana; and Director of one of the IRC's major projects -Triple-S.
Patrick's main area of interest is in how IRC can ignite and support sector-wide change that brings improved services (and more sustainable water resource use) to all. He finds the most professional satisfaction working in the messy interface between policy, applied research and practice.
Listen to IRC's Patrick Moriarty keynote speech delivered at the All systems go! WASH systems symposium 12 March 2019. Read more...
Two new UN reports show where we are and where it is we want to get to; now it's time to step up national leadership. Read more...
How a blending of service delivery models and finance within a district may hold the solution to financing safe water supplies for everyone. Read more...
Keynote presentation on why networking and collective action are essential to systems change Read more...
Bringing effective and decisive political leadership to bear on WASH requires that we expose the system; making it visible and actionable to those with power. IRC's new campaign aims to do just that. Read more...
Patrick Moriarty, CEO of IRC, discusses why and how the systems strengthening approach was developed. Read more...
Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system. Read more...
Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government. Read more...
With the year drawing rapidly to a close (already?!), time to reflect briefly on what has kept IRC busy this year. Read more...
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist. Read more...
Provide leadership and accountability! Read more...
With Propeller we continue our campaign series to raise awareness about the importance of systems building and thinking in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Read more...
This introductory chapter describes the origin and development of Learning Alliances, key concepts, expected outcomes and the steps and activities... Read more...
Partners launch a district-led programme in Ghana built on the vision of universal access. Read more...
We need more and faster action to achieve and sustain the SDGs. Read more...
The SDGs bring a new sense of urgency, focus and realisation of the great challenge ahead. Read more...
The critical decisions facing SWA, the Sanitation and Water for All partnership. Read more...
Asking whether building hardware is better than a WASH systems approach is like asking whether building bicycle wheels is better than creating a transport network. Read more...
Amplify will provide a monthly update on IRC's WASH systems agenda: stories, analysis and resources, successes and failures. Read more...