Publications use
Use and impact of IRC publications
Methodology of case study analysis based on IRC article
03 May 05
Information scientists have used an article by IRC's Dick de Jong, Cor Dietvorst, Jaap Pels and Viktor Markowski on water portals in an analysis of the limits of web-based empowerment of the voiceless. In fact the methodology of the analysis was based on a statement in the IRC article: "The decision to use a search engine as a tool, and selecting only the top sites, replicates how most users of the Internet find relevant sites for their interests" (de Jong, et al., 2003).
Monitoring the MDGs: a popular publication
17 Mar 05
"Monitoring Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation: a review of experiences and challenges" published by IRC together with the German Development Bank (KfW) has been translated into French and Spanish.
CREPA took care of the French translation and they have received compliments from five international NGOs and donors and SNV want to collaborate on the topic. In relation to this CREPA has also sent a proposal to the EU Water Facility.
The Spanish language edition was produced through the World Bank supported Water and Sanitation Program.
Palestinian university uses IRC paper on cost recovery
25 Jan 05
Dr. Maher Abu-Madi of the Institute for Water Studies, Birzeit University, Palestine, has found IRC's Thematic Overview Paper on Financing and Cost Recovery very useful for his classes on Water Economics.
IRC publications find new audience in Viet Nam
04 Nov 04
Ministry staff and NGOs in Viet Nam are using four IRC publications promoting hygiene education and community participation to boost the quality of their work.
IRC's participatory and monitoring tools are influencing German water policy
25 Oct 04
IRC's participatory and monitoring tools are influencing German Water and Poverty programme.
German top official: “Valuable insights into the challenges of monitoring progress towards the MDGs for water and sanitation”
20 Aug 04
Download the new IRC book "Monitoring Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation: a review of experiences and challenges" now!
IRC publication "Making the Links" translated in Urdu
12 Aug 04
"Making the links" IRC's most practical publication on hygiene education published in 1984 has been translated in Urdu and is being used by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) in Baltistan, Northern Pakistan.
IRC work featured in an important OECD paper
09 Aug 04
IRC work on sanitation and hygiene featured a number of times in an important OECD paper that was used in the Roundtable on Sustainable Development in March 2004 "Closing the Sanitation Gap – the Case for Better Public Funding of Sanitation and Hygiene". This was part of the preparation for CSD12, and financed by the Millennium Project Task Force on Water and Sanitation.
School sanitation "quotes" in India
19 Jul 04
The Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has used our Indian SSHE Resource guide in writing their Technical Notes as well as the template action plan for districts.
IRC work mentioned 18 times in Urban Sanitation book
19 Jul 04
IRC books and information resources are mentioned 18 times in "Urban Sanitation: a guide to strategic planning" written by K. Tayler, J. Parkinson and J. Colin and published by ITDG in 2003.
