The majority of climate finance is provided as loans, which are not suitable for water and sanitation services as the full costs are hard to recover... Read more...
Accessibility, affordability, and availability of technology options are crucial for the survival of safe water businesses, says Fanny Boulloud of the Swiss Antenna Foundation. As a partner in the 'Safe Water Phase 2' programme, IRC spoke to Boulloud about business viability at a stakeholder... Read more...
On the global carbon market big companies like Coca-Cola reduce their carbon footprint by investing in safe water projects that reduce CO2 emissions. Read more...
Interesting key message emerge from a new Research Brief from a recent WSP/World Bank study to improve understanding of the financing of on-site sanitation at the household level through analysis of field experiences in six countries: Bangladesh, Ecuador, India (Maharashtra), Mozambique, Senegal,... Read more...
While the problem of poor sustainability - and the threat it poses to achieving the MDGs - may be well recognised, concrete steps for addressing it are considerably less clear. Triple-S, an IRC initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently completed a 13-country study to... Read more...
This study reviews the performance, use and operation and maintenance requirements of sanitation systems in low-income areas in India and Thailand... Read more...