Accountability is the key to unlocking the human rights to WASH
10th December 2018news
It’s the 70th anniversary of Human Rights Day- this day United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of...
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SWWW: Accountability for SDG 6
9th September 2018news
Global Review of National Accountability Mechanisms for SDG6: Launch event
Launching the CSO study at the World Water...
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SWWW 2018: Leave no one behind in WASH programmes demands a new mind-set
5th September 2018news
Dutch aid organisation Simavi presented the first results of a study on social inclusion in WASH programmes. The study reveals...
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Strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations to influence policy and achieve SDG 6
15th March 2018news
Watershed empowering citizens is a strategic partnership of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands...
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CIVICUS’ secretary general writes: Toward an accountability revolution. Citizen participation and the SDGs
1st February 2018news
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be achieved without significant public awareness and engagement. It is...
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Taking lessons from Mother Nature
28th December 2017news
“If you do not yield to anyone’s advice, the world will teach you the lessons it wants you to learn,” my...
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WASH and Water Security: Integration and the role of civil society
21st December 2017news
To include water security, WASH needs to work hand in hand in integrated approaches. Such integration requires new...
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Linking WASH and integrated water resources management: why and how?
21st November 2017news
Achieving sustainable WASH services requires problem-based approaches focusing on a specific watershed or...
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Newly wedded: lobbying for water and sanitation services while sustaining nature
24th October 2017news
The Watershed partnership’s integrated approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Twenty-five strategic...
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Social Accountability: An Introduction to the Concept and Emerging Practice
25th November 2016news
(authors abstract) This paper highlights the World Bank’s growing interest and involvement in social accountability...
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