WASH and Food Security news & resources : a starter
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This document provides an overview of resources related to linking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to food security. It lists international news services on WASH, key organizations working in WASH, and topic-specific starting points for resources. Events, journals, and examples of WASH programs from the global South are also included. The document aims to serve as an introductory guide to information sources on the linkages between WASH and food security.
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Water for Good (WFG) works exclusively in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country facing extreme economic fragility. The road blocks set up by the non-state armed groups, which control nearly 80% of the territory, have a significant impact on the country's economy. WFG has been operating in the CAR since 2004, initially as a borehole drilling organisation, and shortly thereafter, as a handpump maintenance service provider. It has created a circuit rider approach for preventative maintenance and uses an electronic reporting system.
After joining Agenda for Change in 2017, WFG opted to adopt IRC's systems approach to go beyond their preventative maintenance programme and work towards universal, sustainable access. WFG opted to pilot a district-wide approach in Mambéré-Kadéi, while maintaining periodic preventative maintenance in other prefectures. In the pilot area, WFG focused on the following system blocking blocks: infrastructure, monitoring, finance, planning and institutions. At the same time it is helping to build up regional capacity for systems strengthening.
In conclusion, WFG believes it is possible to strengthen systems in fragile states, thanks to their organisation's long-term presence in CAR, their ability to plug short-term projects into the larger roadmap, and their ability to work with systems champions. The intention is not to build parallel systems, but to champion a roadmap that is both supported by all WASH stakeholders and adequately funded.
Presentation by David De Armey, Director of International Partnerships, Water for Good at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
Finding the flow in fragile contexts : IWRM in Mali
What has World Waternet learned by implementing an integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach in Mali? In the Blue Deal Dji Don project, World Waternet supports the Agence Nationale de Gestion des Stations d’Épuration du Mali (ANGESEM) to improve wastewater management. Presentation by Annette Rozendaal-Morón, World Waternet at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
Sanitation and hygiene sector trends
This presentation by Ambrose Kibuuka is a part of IRC’s in-house “What’s for Lunch series”, It reviews progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for sanitation and hygiene, sector trends focusing on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and sanitation marketing, and how rich nations achieved universal access to sanitation. It also briefly looks at WASH linkages with climate change, stunting, nutrition, and gender and social inclusion. The presentation concludes that unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change and the lack of funding for on-site sanitation and faecal sludge removal. Systems strengthening (in particular access to financing) and strong public commitment are required to achieve universal access to sanitation by 2030. The presentation includes a list of 21 references.
Social accountability : civil society and the human rights to water and sanit...
The Watershed programme supports civil society organisations (CSOs) both on normative content (and claiming their rights if not yet met) as well as supporting CSOs to engage in the procedural part/principles of human rights to water and sanitation. The social accountability approach used by Watershed is based on the principles of access to information, non-discrimination, accountability and participation. The role of CSOs includes holding government to account for their obligation to ensure that everyone’s human rights are fulfilled, protected and respected. For this Watershed uses the Social Accountability Model developed by Water Witness International. Conclusions and reflection are provided on how this model has been used in Kenya and Bangladesh. Presentation by Esther de Vreede, Simavi, at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
Wash Debates: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030
What can civil society organisations do to advance progress towards SDG 6? What are the major obstacles that impede their efforts and more importantly, how can they be overcome?
Images from the IRC WASH Debates series, which took place 26 June 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The end of the poldermodel? : the role of dissent in Dutch international wate...
The Dutch NGO Both Ends is involved in two Strategic Partnerships for Dialogue & Dissent funded by the Netherlands government. One of them, the Fair Green & Global (FGG) Alliance, support capacity building of civil society organisations (CSOs) to effectively voice their views and hold policymakers and companies to account. The role of dissent is seen to contribute towards equality, equity and justice. The lessons learned by the FGG Alliance to address the concerns of Indonesian CSOs regarding land reclamations in Jakarta Bay Masterplan will be taken up to support CSO involvement in the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Masterplan in the Philippines. The challenges and opportunities for CSO involvement in Dutch-funded interventions in developing countries are briefly outlined. Presentation by Giacomo Galli at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
Voice for Change Partnership : roles of CSOs in achieving SDG6
The Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) programme is a capacity development programme for civil society organizations (CSOs) in six countries across four areas including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). VCP is a partnership between DGIS, SNV, IFPRI (International Food Policy and Research Institute) and CSOs. The capacity development activities focus on evidence creation and dissemination, and evidence-based advocacy. In Kenya, the V4CP WASH component supports CSO advocacy for improved stakeholder participation and coordination, increased budget allocation, and influencing policy review and development. CSOs used evidence from GIS mapping and the water testing to convince county governments to take action to improve sanitation. The data collected was also used to advocate for increased sanitation investment participatory budgeting. The presentation concludes with challenges and lessons learnt from the Kenya the V4CP WASH component. Presented at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
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WASH and Food Security news & resources : a starter
- 1. Supporting water sanitation and hygiene services for life 01 April 2015 WASH and Food Security news & resources : a starter RNTC Multimedia Journalism & Food Security Course presentation
- 2. Content 1. How are WASH & Food Security linked 2. International WASH news services 3. IRC News and Information Resources 4. Key international organisations 5. Key WASH resources
- 3. How are WASH & Food Security linked Economic Competing water use : Water – Food – Energy Nexus Water: Too much, too little, too dirty Virtual water trade Fertilizer and biogas from (human) waste Health Environmental enteropathy + food hygiene Malnutrition EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 4. Water – Food – Energy Nexus EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 5. Virtual water trade EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 6. Dirty water: arsenic EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 8. International WASH news services IRIN – water and sanitation IISD – Water Policy & Practice - http://water-l.iisd.org Circle of Blue - www.circleofblue.org International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015 – Decade’s Weekly - www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/decade_weekly.shtml Science Daily - Water News - www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/water OOSKAnews / aquaNOW - www.ooskanews.com Global Water Intelligence - www.globalwaterintel.com EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 9. IRC News and Information Resources IRC web site – themes | news | blog | resources (WASH Library) Sanitation Updates (USAID/IRC) E-Source Sanitation News WASH Services that Last EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 10. WASH Resources: key international organisations UN-Water members (1) EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 11. WASH Resources: key international organisations UN-Water members (2) EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 12. WASH Resources: Key events World Water Forum (Mar) SWA High Level Meeting (Apr)I WEDC Conference (Jul) International Water Week in Stockholm (Aug/Sept) UNC Water and Health Conference (Oct) IWA World Water Conference (Sep) EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 13. WASH Resources – Key Journals Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development Waterlines EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 14. WASH Resources – topic starting points (1) Advocacy – WSSCC | End Water Poverty Economics - World Bank – Water Funding – WASHfunders.org Gender – Gender and Water Alliance Health – WHO - Water Sanitation Health Human Rights - Human Rights to Water and Sanitation - UN Special Rapporteur Hygiene – LSTHM – Hygiene Central Integrity / anti-corruption – Water Integrity Network EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 15. WASH Resources – topic starting points (2) Monitoring – WASHwatch | WHO/UNICEF JMP Policy – Sanitation and Water for All Rural Water Supply - RWSN Sanitation – SuSanA Statistics – UN-Water – Statistics | WHO/UNICEF JMP | Improve International - Failures Sustainable services - IRC | Water for People | WSUP Technology – Akvopedia Water Resource s Management - Global Water Partnership EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE
- 16. WASH Resources – examples from the South (3) BRAC WASH Programme India Water Portal IWMI – Sri Lanka Water Research Commission (WRC) – South Africa EXAMPLE PRESENTATION TITLE