Financing & Cost Recovery Documents
Documents on Financing & Cost Recovery other than available official IRC publications.
Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development
05 Sep 06
This is a joint publication from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and UN Capital Development Fund. It deals with the question why so many people and firms in developing countries are excluded from full participation in the financial sector. It offers a vision of what inclusive finance could be, but does not dictate policy prescriptions to realize that vision. Even before publication, the book has gained some notoriety in the microfinance industry where it has become known as the “Blue Book” after the colour of the United Nations flag. It is indeed a blue book, but it is not a “blueprint.”
Experiences with innovative financing: Small town water supply
The need and demand for water supply and sanitation in small towns is growing, as these serve either as extensions to the capital city, or they are epicentres of rural migration. It is necessary for governments to pay greater attention to the support of small urban centres, as they represent a relatively large and important market. The constraints facing small towns should be considered an opportunity by governments and donors to test innovative mechanisms that may have broader applications, whether in other small towns, or larger urban areas.
UN_Habitat_Innovative_Finan.pdf (231.5 kB)
Analysis of donor flows to water supply and sanitation services
Donor flows tend to operate on a five-year basis, and in the water sector, tend to support capital costs of large-scale water systems, often with some level of co-finance from communities. At the same time, the policy, governance, technical, and financial constraints to functional recovery of operations and maintenance fees lag, resulting in over-designed systems that communities do not use. Accepting the reality that Official Development Assistance flows to water supply and sanitation, staff within donor agencies should consider ways to increase development impact with less funding.
UN_Habitat_Analysis_of_Dono.pdf (200.1 kB)
Resources guide on financing
IRC specialists compiled a selection of infomation resources for the Waterlines theme issue on financing the water sector.
Etude institutionnelle et financière des AEP dans le contexte du recouvrement des coûts au Burkina Faso
Dans l'optique de fournier des services d'eau potable et d'assainissement durable, le recouvrement des coûts est une question clé qui nécessite d'être systématiquement et stratégiquement examinée. Avec la décentralisation, une plus grande responsabilité financière doit être prise au niveau intermédiaire et local. Afin d'aborder la question du recouvrement des coûts, trois localités Houndé, Banankeledaga et Diebougou ont été choisies. La durée d'exploitation en moyenne de trois ans permet un retour d'expérience suffisant qui puisse être partagé.
Etude_de_cas_Etude_institut.pdf (1.1 MB)
Cost Recovery and Financing of Rural Water Supply in Bangladesh
This report describes how NGOs have attempted to generate internal funds for taking up small capital investments for rural water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh. It encourages social mobilization towards cost recovery aspects and shows the people's good will to improve their own surroundings through community efforts. It also gives examples of good governance and the performance of decentralized efforts which community people can achieve themselves.
Cost_recovery_and_financing.pdf (282.0 kB)
The importance of cost recovery and financing
Why are financing and cost recovery such important themes for the drinking water sector in rural and low-income urban areas?
Workshop Report "Innovative Financing Mechanisms at Local Level"
Report of a two-hour workshop held on 29 October 2004, during the WEDC Conference in Vientiane, Laos. The main purpose of this workshop was to share ideas and experiences on innovative financing mechanisms for water supply and sanitation at local level.
Read more or download FinancingWEDC_workshop_repo.pdf (312.9 kB)
Micro finance in West Africa
Micro financing for water supply and sanitation could be a solution to the challenge of sustainable financing for water and sanitataion services. This paper by Eva Koussi-Komlan and Catarina Fonseca tells about experiences with micro financing for water and sanitation and their impact in West Africa . It was presented at the 30th WEDC conference, October 2004 in Laos.
Read more or download WEDC_paper_Eva-Catarina.pdf (97.5 kB)
Cost Recovery for Water Supply, Policy and Practice in Bangladesh
This paper by Shirin Biswas and Marieke Adank deals with the National Policy for Safe Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation of Bangladesh, regarding cost recovery and financing. Furthermore, it describes how this policy is translated into practice by different organisations. The paper was presented at the 30th WEDC conference, October 2004 in Laos.
Read more or download WEDC_paper_Shirin-Marieke.pdf (89.6 kB)
