Meeting the challenge of financing water and sanitation : tools and approaches.
Trémolet, Sophie.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD,
c2011.
The investments needed to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services, including the funds that are needed to operate and maintain the infrastructure, expand their coverage and upgrade service delivery to meet current social and environmental expectations, are huge. Yet, most systems are underfunded with dire consequences for water and sanitation users, especially the poorest. Providing sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation services requires sound financial basis and strategic financial planning to ensure that existing and future financial resources are commensurate with investment needs as well as the costs of operating and maintaining services. Some of the key messages of the report are:- WSS generate substantial benefits for the economy- Investment needs to generate these benefits are large in both OECD and developing countries- Tariffs are a preferred funding source, but public budgets and ODA will have a role to play, too- Markets-based repayable finance is needed to cover high up-front capital investment costs- Strategic financial planning and other OECD tools can help Governments move forward.
"This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD"--T.p. verso.
"Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found online at: www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda"--T.p. verso.
"This report was prepared by Sophie Trémolet"--Acknowledgements.
OECD-code: 97 2011 14 1 P.
ISSN for online series: 2224-5081.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142).
Foreword -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- What are the benefits of investing in WSS? -- Current status of WSS and investment needs -- Where is the money going to come from? -- Introduction to the toolbox -- Strategic Financial Planning for WSS at national or regional level -- the FEASIBLE tool -- Financial planning tool for water utilities -- Multi-year investment planning tool for municipalities -- Guidelines for performance-based contracts -- Water Utility Performance Indicators (IBNET) -- Private sector participation in water infrastructure -- checklist for public action.
The investments needed to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services, including the funds that are needed to operate and maintain the infrastructure, expand their coverage and upgrade service delivery to meet current social and environmental expectations, are huge. Yet, most systems are underfunded with dire consequences for water and sanitation users, especially the poorest. Providing sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation services requires sound financial basis and strategic financial planning to ensure that existing and future financial resources are commensurate with investment needs as well as the costs of operating and maintaining services. Some of the key messages of the report are:- WSS generate substantial benefits for the economy- Investment needs to generate these benefits are large in both OECD and developing countries- Tariffs are a preferred funding source, but public budgets and ODA will have a role to play, too- Markets-based repayable finance is needed to cover high up-front capital investment costs- Strategic financial planning and other OECD tools can help Governments move forward.
Water-supply
Sanitation
Water utilities
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