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Listen to this podcast with Manina Baidya of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management, Government of Nepal. In this podcast Manina Baidya talks about the main issues in Nepal to ensure sustainable water services. She says; 'The management system and the finances, they must be in place so that we can reach our target of safe water to all.' This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

How do you enforce regulation of wastewater? Listen to this podcast with Patrick Ty, Chief Regulator at Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System in the capital city of the Philippines, Manilla. He talks about regulating wastewater in the Philippines and shares his experiences on ensuring that the urban poor don’t get left behind. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

Developing a proposal to access climate finance is different from a WASH development proposal. Listen to this podcast with Farai Tunhama of UNICEF where she shares what it takes to successfully access climate finance. Farai Tunhuma is a UNICEF HQ Senior Advisor on Water and Climate Resilient WASH. She works with UNICEF teams, governments, and partners on shifting the WASH sector into a low-carbon emitting and climate resilient sector, delivering sustainable and climate resilient WASH services. She has extensive knowledge and experience in strategic infrastructure planning, climate financing, climate change adaptation, and resilience building, humanitarian aid, programme management, policy research and development, systems strengthening, institutional support, and capacity building for water institutions. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Approaches to finance for sustainable WASH systems'. This course has been created by a partnership of UNICEF, IRC, Water For People, and SIWI, with fun

Why is finance the unavoidable building block? Listen to this podcast (5 mins) where Andy Narracott, WASH Specialist of UNICEF, talks with Catarina Fonseca, a WASH finance expert, on the essential role of finance for sustainable WASH services. In this podcast, Catarina Fonseca breaks down the finance building block into two main categories; the costs of service delivery and the sources to (re)cover the costs. Catarina Fonseca is trained as an economist and has a doctoral degree in water sciences. She has over twenty-five years of experience in development cooperation and non-profits of which twenty in the water and sanitation sector. She has pioneered sector development on the understanding of life-cycle costs and financing. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene systems'. This online course provides you with a good understanding of finance as an essential part of sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems. It has b

Why is it important to talk and act on finance? Listen to this short podcast with Niall Boot, WASH Specialist at UNICEF on why it is important to understand WASH finance. Niall Boot is a Civil Engineer with extensive experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene engineering and programme management across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Experience of working on emergency response and development programmes in both urban and rural areas. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene systems.'

The role of public finance for SDG 6. In this podcast (5 mins) we hear from Tesfaye Mesele about why an increase in public finance is so important to reaching SDG 6. Tesfaye Mesele is a senior strategy and health financing advisor. He has over 15 years’ experience on healthcare financing interventions, for example with supporting MSI research programmes in Africa and Asia and working with the World Bank Ethiopia in supporting Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. He talks about: • What is public finance? • What is the role of public finance in reaching SDG 6? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

How do you collect life-cycle costs? In this podcast (4 mins) we hear from André Uandela on what is involved in collecting life-cycle costs. André Uandela, is a life-cycle cost expert from Mozambique with over twenty years of work experience in the WASH sector. He talks about: • How can you collect life-cycle costs? • What challenges are often encountered when collecting and analysing life-cycle costs? • Can you give any tips to people wanting to collect and analyse life-cycle costs? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Le rôle des finances publiques pour l'ODD 6. Dans ce podcast (5 minutes), Angela Huston explique pourquoi une augmentation des finances publiques est si importante pour atteindre l'ODD 6. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Ecoutez ce podcast (5 mins) où Bénigne Mugwaneza Ishimwe, un expert en financement WASH, discute de l'état du financement des services WASH et du manque de financement. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Par où commencer pour combler le déficit financier dans le secteur WASH ? Ecoutez ce podcast (5 mins) avec Guy Hutton sur les éléments nécessaires pour développer une stratégie financière chiffrée. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Where do we start with addressing the finance gap in the WASH sector? Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Max Wengawenga on the elements needed to develop a costed finance strategy. Max Wengawenga is the Director of Planning in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation in Malawi and answers the questions: - What is a costed finance strategy for WASH? - Why is it useful to create a costed finance strategy for WASH? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Comment collecter les coûts du cycle de vie ? Dans ce podcast (4 minutes), Hilaire Dongobada nous explique ce qu'implique la collecte des coûts du cycle de vie. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) where Kate Harawa, a WASH finance expert, discusses the status of finance for WASH services and the finance gap. Kate Harawa is the country director for Water For People in Malawi with over 20 years of work experience in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water and sanitation systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

In this podcast (4 mins), Fiona Gore of WHO shares some of the motivations behind the development of water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening. She talks about the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report. The GLAAS is a UN-Water initiative implemented by WHO. The objective of GLAAS is to provide policy- and decision-makers at all levels with a reliable, easily accessible and comprehensive analysis of WASH systems to make informed decisions for sanitation, drinking-water and hygiene. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Farai Tunhuma of UNICEF on who is left behind and why in terms of access to water, sanitation and hygiene services? She also talks about measures that need to be in place to reach those left behind. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Vida Duti, IRC country director in Ghana, on how they are working with local government in the Afou region of Ghana to strengthen the system. Vida Duti says; 'It is about enabling local government to lead'. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

How are you strengthening sanitation and hygiene services in Uganda? Listen to this podcast (6 mins) with Yvonne Lugali of Water for People on how they are strengthening sanitation and hygiene in Uganda. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

How are you strengthening the water system in Tanzania? Listen to this podcast (5 min) with Francis Odhiambo of UNICEF on how they are strengthening the water system in Tanzania. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

In this podcast (6 mins), Patrick Moriarty, CEO of IRC, discusses what system thinking for water, sanitation and hygiene service delivery is all about. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

Listen to this podcast (3 mins) with Angela Huston of IRC where she outlines when systems strengthening is relevant. How is it useful for water, sanitation and hygiene professionals? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy