WASH Finance blog
This blog addresses issues related to financing strategies and mechanisms for water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in rural and urban areas with a focus on the poorest and sustainability. It includes news collected by the editor of E-Source and contributions from IRC innovation programme staff working on the Financing and Cost Recovery theme and the WASHCost Project.
Reinventing the toilet: Gates Foundation launches new sanitation strategy and grants
19 Jul 11
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launch of their new sanitation strategy and US$ 42 million in new sanitation grants at the 2011 AfricaSan 3 conference in Kigali, Rwanda on 19 July 2011. “No innovation in the …Continue reading →
Kuwait: conserving water through pre-paid supply
19 Jul 11
The Ministry of Electricity and Water’s pre-paid water supply project aims to conserve water and generate state revenues. Acting Minister of Electricity and Water, Salem Al-Othaina, who inaugurated phase one at Jabriya Water Plant, described it as one of the …Continue reading →
Cambodia: ADB plans US$ 27 million loan for rural water and sanitation
11 Jul 11
As part of the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for 2011-2013 for Cambodia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning a US$ 27 million loan and a US$ 800,000 technical assistance grant for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation III …Continue reading →
Spanish Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation launches new web site
07 Jul 11
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID, has launched a new website (in Spanish only) for its Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation, a financing instrument that supports water and sanitation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Launched on 7 …Continue reading →
AfDB approves urban development strategy for African cities
04 Jul 11
In April 2011, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group launched its new Urban Development Strategy. The Strategy is anchored on three pillars: infrastructure delivery, governance and private sector development. The infrastructure development pillar emphasises delivery and expansion of basic infrastructure …Continue reading →
Microfinance: Cambridge University team wins global prize for innovative water financing solution
30 Jun 11
President Bill Clinton announced Cambridge University as the global winner of the 2nd Annual Hult Global Case Challenge, which focused on identifying solutions to the global water crisis. The Cambridge team was selected by a panel of judges from an …Continue reading →
Zimbabwe and AfDB sign US$30 million agreement to improve water supply and sanitation
16 Jun 11
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have signed a US $30 million grant agreement in support of the urgent water supply and sanitation rehabilitation project (UWSSRP) in the country. The UWSSRP is financed from the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor …Continue reading →
Fiji: US bottled water exporter finally pays up
10 Jun 11
A US bottled water exporter that had enjoyed a de facto tax free status in the Pacific island nation of Fiji since 1995, has finally been forced to pay up. Once dubbed as “bottled insanity” by environmentalist, FIJI Water has been …Continue reading →
Brisbane WASH Conference 2011 presentations on financial sustainability
03 Jun 11
Some 224 conference delegates from over 100 organisations in 40 countries came to Brisbane, Australia for the WASH Conference 2011. Below is a selection of the presentations on financial sustainability – powerpoints + audio files – given on 16-17 May. …Continue reading →
Microfinance for water and sanitation: lofty dream or wave of the future?
30 May 11
Katya Jenkins reviews “the latest craze in the creative use of microfinance” – the use of microcredit for the provision of clean water and sanitation – in Microfinance Focus. After examining a number of challenges facing microfinance for water and …Continue reading →
