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.
Arrangements and cost of providing support to rural water service providers
29 Nov 11
Smits, S. … [et al.] (2011). Arrangements and cost of providing support to rural water service providers. (WASHCost working paper ; no. 5). The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. 42 p. : 1 fig., 16 tab. …Continue reading →
Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery
29 Nov 11
Moriarty, P. … [et al.] (2011). Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery. (WASHCost working paper; no. 2). 2nd ed. The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. iv, 19 p. : 5 fig., 5 tab. 14 …Continue reading →
Life-cycle costs approach: costing sustainable services
29 Nov 11
Fonseca, C. … [et al.]. (2011). Life-cycle costs approach : costing sustainable services. (WASHCost briefing note ; 1a). The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. 37 p. : 6 fig., 7 tab. 22 ref. Download full briefing …Continue reading →
Meeting the challenge of financing water and sanitation : tools and approaches
25 Nov 11
OECD (2011). Meeting the challenge of financing water and sanitation : tools and approaches. (OECD studies on water). Paris, France, OECD Publishing. 142 p. : 13 fig., 5 tab. ISBN : 9789264120525 (PDF) ; 9789264120518 (print) doi: 10.1787/9789264120525-en Order online …Continue reading →
Patel Grand Challenge launches with competition to create world’s first “Smart Pot”
24 Nov 11
The University of South Florida’s (USF) Patel School of Global Sustainability through its Center for Global Solutions launched the first Patel Grand Challenge at the International Water Association’s Development Congress in Malaysia on 21 November 2011. The challenge invites inventors …Continue reading →
Financing Water and Sanitation for All in Africa, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, 05-08 December 2011
30 Oct 11
Organised by the Centre Africain pour l’Eau Potable et l’Assainissement (CREPA), this meeting will focus on the need to improve investment in the water and sanitation sector in Africa. About 200 participants are expected from development organisations, bilateral and multi-lateral groups, …Continue reading →
Netherlands: water escapes ODA cuts in 2012
23 Sep 11
The Netherlands will increase overseas development aid (ODA) in the water sector next year despite an overall cut of € 958 million in ODA. Total spending for integrated water resources management (IWRM), water and sanitation in 2012 will amount to …Continue reading →
African Water Facility Call for Concept Notes on Sanitation Improvement for Urban Poor
08 Sep 11
The African Water Facility (AWF) has issued a Call for Concept Notes under the urban sanitation theme for the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. The AWF will fund up to ten projects that promise to address the needs and to …Continue reading →
Bangladesh: govt sanitation subsidy scheme ineffective, experts say
17 Aug 11
The government’s subsidy policy for sanitation needs to be more effective and more money should be allocated if Bangladesh is to meet is target of sanitation for all’ by 2013, experts say. This is the conclusion of a study conducted …Continue reading →
New OECD book: Financing Water and Sanitation
17 Aug 11
A new book in the OECD Report Series looking at water and sanitation financing in both OECD and developing countries is due for publication on 31 October 2011. OECD (2011). Financing water and sanitation : challenges, approaches and tools. (OECD …Continue reading →
