Meeting the Challenge of Financing Water and Sanitation
Tools and Approaches
- WSS generate substantial benefits for the economy
- Investment needs to generate these benefits are large in both OECD and developing countries
- Tariffs are a preferred funding source, but public budgets and ODA will have a role to play, too
- Markets-based repayable finance is needed to cover high up-front capital investment costs
- Strategic financial planning and other OECD tools can help Governments move forward
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Private sector participation in water infrastructure – checklist for public action
Many governments have turned to private sector participation to inject capital or improve the performance of utilities. However, the implications of involving the private sector may be sources of misunderstanding as highlighted in section 3.4. The Checklist precisely seeks to assist policy makers in assessing and managing the implication of PSP in the water sector. It identifies key policies needed for performing cooperation and provides a set of tools and practices to address those issues, based on country experiences.
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