How the life-cycle costing approach can be applied in refugee camp situations. Findings from a pilot study in Ethiopia and Chad. Read more...
Experts discuss technical and institutional innovations in emergency water and sanitation at IRC Event. Read more...
WASHCost Share allows organisations to explore and share information on the cost of water and sanitation services with their key stakeholders. Read more...
Financing for the water and environment sector in Uganda has shown a declining trend since 2008, leading to a reduction in funding for key aspects of water supply services. Read more...
This study investigates the support services provided by the Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO) in Kutch District, Gujarat. Read more...
This study investigates the support services provided by the Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO) in Gandhinagar District, Gujarat. Read more...
For community-managed rural water supply to be sustainable, a "plus" is needed: special efforts to empower communities during project implementation, and continued support from government during service delivery. The Community Water Plus project seeks to get a better understanding of the costs of... Read more...
This study presents the first adaptation of the life-cycle costs approach to school WASH interventions. It is based on a survey of the sanitation and... Read more...
The world will not reach the sanitation Millennium Development Goal. There are still 1 in 3 people worldwide without access to safe sanitation. Within 15 years we want universal sanitation coverage and we know that we need to do something drastically different to reach scale and to reach the... Read more...
Water For People, IRC and Aguaconsult have developed a set of tools to support the financial planning to reach Everyone Forever with water services. These tools were validated in the municipalities of Tiraque and Araní in Bolivia. Read more...
Water For People, IRC y Aguaconsult han desarrollado un conjunto de herramientas para analizar los costos de llegar a una cobertura universal en agua, que dure para siempre, que a su vez sirva para identificar posibles brechas financieras. Las herramientas fueron validadas en los municipios de... Read more...
BRAC WASH has had a transformative effect on latrine construction in Bagherpara, Bangladesh – especially for the ultra-poor who cannot afford to... Read more...
How do you set up a reliable water supply system when an area is facing ten months of extreme drought every year? How do you make sure that the one thing that matters, your cattle, stay alive? "You start planning for the worst." Read more...
Who is responsible for improving the resilience of local population in the Kenya Arid lands against natural disasters and impact of climate change? And who pays the bills for sustainable water services? This was one of the questions that came up during workshops held in Kenya in October 2014. Read more...
La maintenance des pompes à motricité humaine est vitale pour assurer un service d'eau minimal dans les villages du Burkina Faso. La fréquence des... Read more...
This report, commissioned by UNHCR, presents a methodology to cost water services in post-emergency situations as well as in first emergency... Read more...
Life-cycle cost approach has been adapted to cost the provision of water services to refugees in camps Read more...
Access and share life-cycle costs quickly Read more...