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Water & Sanitation

Ensuring sustainable, pro-poor service provision through research, policy development, engineering and monitoring in rural and urban environments.

We are a dynamic, growing team within IMC, with roots in engineering, working at the forefront of the WASH sector helping to improve the lives of low-income communities around the world.

We work to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 6 to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

We work in urban and rural development and are active in the post-humanitarian sector, supporting communities to establish sustainable access to services. With access to a wide range of in-house expertise and trusted consultants, we tailor our services to the needs of the client and community.

We work across the project cycle from advising on policy to delivery of infrastructure and monitoring and assessment of impact.

We are leaders in using innovation to deliver effective step change by creating enabling environments for new and innovative approaches to leapfrog service provision.

Thematic Focus

  • Water Supply: management of water supply infrastructure projects, from preparation to construction, verification of functionality and water conservation initiatives.
  • Urban Sanitation: solid and liquid waste management, enterprise and private sector development, regulations, governance and financing.
  • Service Provision and Utilities: technical assessments, policy development and capacity building for water and sanitation institutional systems and services.
  • Resilience and Post-Humanitarian Recovery: advising and supporting adoption of resilient services to reduce impact of disasters and conflict.

Services

  • Research, policy and advisory services.
  • Engineering and design management.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning.
  • Step change through innovation.
IMC's AREAS OF EXPERTISE
CONTACT PERSON

Tim Jakeman

Senior Technical Director

tim.jakeman@imcworldwide.com

Andre Steele

Associate Director, Water & Sanitation

andre.steele@imcworldwide.com
key teammates

Projects

Freetown WASH & Aquatic Environment Revamp

Africa

IMC Worldwide was contracted by the Department for International Development (DFID) to conduct feasibility studies, provide conceptual designs and produce tender documentation to revamp the WASH and Aquatic Environment in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Assessment of Sustainability and Targeting of DFID’s Water and Sanitation Portfolio

IMC Worldwide has signed a contract with DFID for the Assessment of Sustainability and Targeting of DFID's Water and Sanitation Portfolio, 2011-2015.

Mozambique: Monitoring of results of the national water, sanitation and hygiene programme

Africa

IMC is providing independent monitoring of results of the Mozambican Government’s national water, sanitation and hygiene programme, with a focus on central level and decentralised levels in Zambezia and Nampula provinces.

Tanzania: Measuring and maximising value for money of rural water supply investments

A nine-month programme designed to undertake a value for money assessment of rural water supply investments from the first phase of the Water Sector Development Programme, and a life-cycle cost assessment of rural water schemes in Tanzania.

Ghana: Providing quality assurance for WASH documentation

Africa

IMC Worldwide is providing assistance and review services to UNICEF Ghana on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) documentation.

Myanmar: Improving Yangon’s sewage network

Southeast Asia

IMC Worldwide was contracted by the Department for International Development (DFID) to conduct a condition survey and analysis of Yangon's downtown sewage network, assessing options to refurbish, replace or expand the city's sewerage system.

Ghana: Supporting the establishment of a National Sanitation Authority

Africa

IMC is undertaking in-depth research to support the decision-making processes and consultation in Ghana, under the guidance of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, to support the establishment of a National Sanitation Authority.

Haiti: Increasing demand and coverage for urban sanitation services

Caribbean

IMC have redesigned the urban sanitation project in Jacmel, Haiti, to increase demand and coverage for sanitation services.

Sierra Leone: Providing a long-term solution to solid waste collection and disposal in the Western Area

Africa

A four-month study designed to identify and develop socially acceptable, environmentally friendly and economically viable engineered landfill sites within or around the Western Area.

Bangladesh: Providing safe and affordable housing to low-income communities

South Asia

IMC is supporting the National Housing Authority to provide secure and affordable housing to low-income communities in Bangladesh.

Sierra Leone: improving access to safe water in Freetown

Africa

Applying frontier technologies to meet the biggest development challenges

Global Programmes

A three-year programme designed to help the Department for International Development (DFID) apply frontier technologies to meet the biggest challenges in development.

Syria: Technical assistance to water service providers

Middle East & North Africa

Tanzania: Technical Assistance to the Rufiji Water Board

Worldwide: Innovation prizes for international development challenges (Ideas to Impact)

Global Programmes

Solving the problems faced by the poorest through prize-driven innovation.

Philippines: Transaction advisory services for the Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project

Southeast Asia