WASH News Finance
This blog contains news related to the financing of water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in developing countries, collected by Cor Dietvorst, the editor of Source Weekly published by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
Rethinking Hydro-Philanthropy: smart money for transformative impact
03 Mar 10
“Amidst the push for more exposure, more money from individuals, foundations, corporations and governments, and for more coordinated efforts to eradicate water and sanitation poverty worldwide”, there is also another sound, writes Water for People CEO Ned Breslin. “That is the disquieting voice of women and girls from Africa, Asia and Latin America grumbling in [...]
Call for proposals: rural household sanitation Burkina Faso
02 Mar 10
EuropeAid has launched a Euro 10 million call for proposals (in French only) for rural household sanitation projects in Burkina Faso covering the following types of activityrural household latrine constructionanimation / hygiene awarenesstraining staff of regional departments and local communities in household sanitationsupport to municipalities in developing their Municipal Development Plan (DCP) for water and [...]
New ACP-EU Water Facility – Call for Proposals
15 Feb 10
The European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) have agreed to establish a new Water Facility under the 10th European Development Fund (2008-2013).This second Water Facility has been endowed with €200 million.There are 3 components:€110 million for projects selected through a Call for Proposals entitled “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion for the [...]
SPLASH research call on sustainable sanitation service chains
15 Feb 10
SPLASH, the ERA-NET of the European Water Initiative will launch a research call on 1st March, 2010. The overall call budget will be approx. 1.7 Million Euro.Deadline for submitting concept notes: April 23, 2010, 13:00 (CET).The major objective of the SPLASH research call is to contribute to the understanding and implementation at scale of sustainable [...]
Climate change: the unpredictability of adaptation funding for developing countries
12 Feb 10
Money has been a contentious aspect of global climate change. Are rich countries keeping their end of the bargain in helping poor countries adapt to increasingly erratic weather patterns? Are some poor countries exaggerating financial needs or their ability to spend funds?There are two main issues: the amount of external finance needed to help poor [...]
Dominican Republic: India to finance US$10mn irrigation works
03 Feb 10
The Dominican Republic has signed a technical and economic agreement with the government of India under which the latter will provide a US$10mn credit line for irrigation works, local paper Listín Diario reported.The works will be carried out by the Dominican Republic’s water authority (Indrhi).The agreement was signed by India’s foreign minister Shashi Tharoor, who [...]
Costa Rica: Govt developing US$270mn wastewater treatment plan
03 Feb 10
Costa Rica’s state water utility AyA will invest US$270mn to start treating the 2,800l/s of wastewater currently produced in the greater metropolitan area in and around capital San José, local paper La Nación reported.The project involves the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the sewerage networks in nine municipalities in San José and one in Cartago province. [...]
Bolivia: ministry seeks US$100mn funding for water program
03 Feb 10
Bolivia’s water and environment ministry is seeking US$100mn in international funding for the second phase of a program to provide water and sanitation services to residents living just outside the country’s metropolitan areas.The funding would support potable water and sewerage works in areas outside of La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.The first phase [...]
Mexico, Mexico City: water authority head proposes new water tax
03 Feb 10
The director of Mexican national water authority Conagua, José Luis Luege Tamargo, has called for a new tax on water to cover the cost of wastewater treatment and reforestation, Conagua said in a release.While new water tariffs are going some way towards covering the cost of providing potable water, the severe drought in Mexico means [...]
Latin America: Camif mezzanine fund in advanced negotiations – Empla
03 Feb 10
The Central American mezzanine infrastructure fund (Camif), which closed in 2009 at US$150mn, is offering long-term funding in 10 Latin American countries, fund manager EMP Latin America’s (Empla) senior associate, Lucas de Beaufort said.The fund’s partners are IDB, the World Bank’s IFC, the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration [...]
