The Tampara wetland is of key importance to many communities in the coastal area of the eastern India state Odisha. However, human activity in the wetland put the water security for tens of thousands of people at risk. Awareness-raising by the Watershed Empowering...

The Leave No One Behind (hereinafter referred to as LNOB) Training was a 3-days online workshop organized by Simavi. This workshop aimed at presenting the key concepts of LNOB for Watershed Bangladesh work-package. Using a bottom-up approach, participants were...

A feature article in the Ugandan Saturday Vision of November 16, 2019. A recent study done by IRC Uganda established that different groups of people in Uganda are marginalised from access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. The groups include...

Following a water quality assessment which found 80% of sampled water sources to be contaminated, IRC WASH under it Watershed empowering citizens programme activities, worked with the Albert Water Management Zone to introduce and promote the Water Safety Planning...

Protecting water sources from pollution is everyone’s responsibility. It cannot be left to public authorities alone. All sectors, public and private, must take appropriate and adequate action to prevent pollution. It demands the open engagement of all...

This briefing note focuses on the plight of communities in Rwangara Parish in Kanara Sub County, Ntoroko District in accessing safe drinking water. The high salinity levels in the ground water hinder access to safe drinking water in the area, although over the last...

Vice Versa – in collaboration with Partos, ActionAid and Both Ends – is currently organizing an online debate on the developments around civil society organizations, the importance of dialogue and dissent and the challenges of a shrinking space. In the...