Innovative Financing Mechanisms for the Water Sector
This report examines innovative mechanisms that can help attract new financial resources into water and sanitation services. In particular, it focuses on mobilising market-based repayable financing (such as loans, bonds and equity) as a way of bridging the financial gap to meet the water-related Millennium Development Goals and other crucial sector objectives. The Camdessus and Gurría reports, published seven and four years ago, respectively, formulated a number of recommendations in this area. This report examines the extent to which these recommendations have been implemented. It looks at the rapidly evolving global context and to the ongoing financial and economic crisis, and considers how innovation in financing for the water sector may need to adapt.
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Mobilising market-based repayable finance
This chapter examines the potential recipients of market-based repayable finance in the water sector together with their specific needs or constraints. The chapter then looks at how sources of market-based repayable finance, such as loans, bonds and equity, have been used in the water sector before evaluating what the limitations on their use has been and identifying the needs for innovation.
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