IRC Associate
Freelance writer, journalist, editor, consultant and trainer. Peter researches, writes and edits mainly on water and sanitation, health and development. He is has been acting as consultant to the BRAC WASH project in Bangladesh supporting their communications work and providing training, and was for five years consultant to IRC's WASHCost project. Over the past years, Peter has been supporting the IRC Ghana team in communicating their district based work.
Increasing repair and maintenance funds leads to higher borehole functionality and water access rates in the drought-prone regions of Turkana, Kenya... Read more...
Why is rural water is different for communities, schools, and healthcare facilities across characteristics of scale, institutions, demand, and... Read more...
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030. Read more...
The report identifies the strengths and weaknesses that emerged during the development of the district master plan and provides recommendations to... Read more...
This document reviews literature about the factors influencing the sustainability of rural water services, and the emerging maintenance approaches... Read more...
This systematic approach to planning suits the Rwandan context and has helped to mobilise funds, but is less effective in emphasising the... Read more...
A novel public-public partnership between Uganda's national water utility and local government is part of the increasing trend of rural utilisation. Read more...
Higher payments for rural water services in Kwale, Kenya, are associated with higher education and faster repair times. Household wealth, sex of... Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
Without an improved asset maintenance, system it is likely that rural water systems in Ghana will continue to provide unsustainable services. Read more...
Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from across India, this book outlines future rural water supply approaches for all lower-income... Read more...
Existing coordination platforms in Uganda are largely for sector coordination, performance review and accountability and do not focus explicitly on... Read more...
This paper concludes that there is chronic underfunding of rural water services, to meet the costs required to provide and sustain a basic level of... Read more...