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Financing Interventions
Assessment Toolkit
Adequacy of Total Financing
Winpenny J., Report of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure, March 2003. Financing Water for All
Meeting the Financing Challenges for water and Sanitation; Incentives to Promote Reforms, Leverage Resources and Improve Targeting, World Bank Report, Water and Sanitation Program, January 15, 2003. Financing for Water and Sanitation

WSH Estimated Investment Need
Winpenny J., Report of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure, March 2003 Financing Water for All
Meeting the Financing Challenges for water and Sanitation; Incentives to Promote Reforms, Leverage Resources and Improve Targeting, World Bank Report, Water and Sanitation Program, January 15, 2003. Financing for Water and Sanitation
 
Financing Shelters, Water and Sanitation, Center for Sustainable UrbanDevelopment,July 2007. Financing Shelter, Water and Sanitation
Fay M. and Morrison M., Infrastructure in Latin America & The Caribbean: Recent Developments and Key Challenges, World Bank, August 31, 2005. Infrastructure in LAC

WSH Total Financing Envelope
Donor Organizations Donor organizations document
Haarmeyer D.and Coy D., An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and US Water and wastewater Sector Private Sector Capital in Water/Waste Water Sector
Fay M. and Morrison M., Infrastructure in Latin America & The Caribbean: Recent Developments and Key Challenges, World Bank, August 31, 2005 Infrastructure in LAC
McIntosh A. C., Asian Water Supplies: Reaching the Urban Poor, Chapter 19 Private Sector Participation, Asian Development Bank, 2004 Water Supplies
Investing in Asia’s water Sector: A Turbulent Rush through Opening Floodgates, February 2007 Investing in Asia’s Water Sector

Private - MFI

Haarmeyer D.and Coy D., An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and US Water and wastewater Sector Private Sector Capital in Water/Waste Water Sector

Fay M. and Morrison M., Infrastructure in Latin America & The Caribbean: Recent Developments and Key Challenges, World Bank, August 31, 2005 Infrastructure in LAC

Investing in Asia’s Water Sector: A Turbulent Rush through Opening Floodgates, February 2007 Investing in Asia’s Water Sector

Financing Shelters, Water and Sanitation, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, July 2007 Financing Shelter, Water and Sanitation

Landscaping and Review of Approaches and Technologies for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Opportunities for Action, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2006 http://www.irc.nl/page/35950

Microfinance Gateway http://www.microfinancegateway.org/

Microfinance and MFI website http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/about/

MicroPlace "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroPlace

Sustainable Private Financing of Community Infrastructure in India, World Bank Working Paper, Energy & Infrastructure Unit, South Asia Regional Office June 12, 2003 Infrastructure Private Financing in India

Hardy D., Holden P. and Prokopenko V., Microfinance Institutions and Public Policy, IMF Working Paper, September 2002


Lending Products

Microfinance and MFI website http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/about/

Sources of Capital

Microfinance and MFI website http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/about/
Donor Organizations Donor organizations document
SKS Microfinance http://www.sksindia.com/
Women’s World Banking (WWB) http://www.swwb.org
Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/
Michael and Susan Dell foundation http://www.msdf.org/
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm

Regulation
Microfinance and MFI website http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/about/

Lending Products
Kehew R., Matsukawa T. and Petersen J., Local Financing For Sub-Sovereign Infrastructure In Developing Countries: Case Studies of Innovative Domestic Credit Enhancement Entities and Techniques, World Bank Discussion Paper No. 1, February 2005.

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGUARANTEES/Resources/Local_Financing_for_Sub-sovereign_infrastructure.pdf

Introduction to Pooled Financing, Concept Paper, Pooled Financing Workshop, USAID, May 2005 Pooled Financing in the US.Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Financing Source in the U.S http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/index.htm
Municipal Finance Task Force:http://www.mftf.org

Sources of Capital
Donor Organizations Donor organizations document

Regulation

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-financial-regulatory-authorities-by-country?cat=biz-fin


Debt Products
Kehew R., Matsukawa T. and Petersen J., Local Financing For Sub-Sovereign Infrastructure In Developing Countries: Case Studies of Innovative Domestic Credit Enhancement Entities and Techniques, World Bank Discussion Paper No. 1, February 2005
Introduction to Pooled Financing, Concept Paper, Pooled Financing Workshop, USAID, May 2005 Pooled Financing in the US
Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Financing Source in the U.S http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/index.htm
 
Bond Insurance Criteria: Industry Overview And Analytical Focus, Standard & Poor’s, Public Finance, June 29, 2006 Bond Insurance Criteria
 
Karnatka Water and Sanitation Fund, June 2005 Karnataka Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund 

Key Investors
Introduction to Pooled Financing, Concept Paper, Pooled Financing Workshop, USAID, May 2005. Pooled Financing in the US
Karnatka Water and Sanitation Fund, June 2005 Karnataka Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

Regulation


WSH Service Providers
Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund, 2000 
American Water Works Association: http://www.awwa.org

Water
Safe Drinking Water Act 1996: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/text.html
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003

Formal Water Utilities

ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19, 2005. Volume 1.
 
ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19, 2005. Volume 2.

Coverage
Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund, 2000
ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19, 2005. Volume 1
ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19, 2005. Volume 2
Water Supply and Sanitation - Service Benchmarking: http://www.ib-net.org/

Public vs. Private
Franceys R., Private Sector Participation in the Water and Sanitation Sector, WEDC, Loughborough University and IHE
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund, 2000
ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19,2005. Volume 1
ARD. Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities. USAID August 19, 2005. Volume 2

Pro-Poor Providers

McIntosh A. C., Asian Water Supplies: Reaching the Urban Poor, Chapter 19 Private Sector Participation, Asian Development Bank, 2004
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003
Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund, 2000

Formal vs. Informal

Drinking Water http://www.nsf.org/consumer/drinking_water/dw_well.asp?program=WaterTre

Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005 

Standpipe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpipe_(street) 


Who Regulates

Water Tariffs and Subsidies in South Asia: Understanding the Basics. Water and Sanitation Program, 2002
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006

Formal Utility

Wright A., Toward a Strategic Sanitation Approach: Improving the Sustainability of Urban sanitation in Developing Countries, World Bank, November 1997
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003

Public vs. Private

Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003

Health Care Problem
Water and Sanitation: http://www.wsscc.org

Household Level
Water and Sanitation: http://www.wsscc.org/

Sanitary Services
Water and Sanitation: http://www.wsscc.org/

Training
Water and Sanitation: http://www.wsscc.org/

Services Revenue
 
Water Tariffs and Subsidies in South Asia: Understanding the Basics. Water and Sanitation Program, 2002.
Fay M. and Morrison M., Infrastructure in Latin America & The Caribbean: Recent Developments and Key Challenges, World Bank, August 31, 2005
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Kehew R., Matsukawa T. and Petersen J., Local Financing For Sub-Sovereign Infrastructure In Developing Countries: Case Studies of Innovative Domestic Credit Enhancement Entities and Techniques, World Bank Discussion Paper No. 1, February 2005
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006 Municipal Stormwater Funding 

Utility

Municipal Finance Task Force: http://www.mftf.org/
 
Good Practices in Public Water Utility Corporatization
Haarmeyer D.and Coy D., An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and US Water and wastewater Sector

Operating

Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005

Operating and Maintenance
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005

Operating, Maintenance and Expansion
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005 

Small Private Informal

Good Practices in Public Water Utility Corporatization
Haarmeyer D.and Coy D., An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and US Water and wastewater Sector
McIntosh A. C., Asian Water Supplies: Reaching the Urban Poor, Chapter 19 Private Sector Participation, Asian Development Bank, 2004
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003

Operating

Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005

Operating and Maintenance

Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005

Operating, Maintenance and Expansion

Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005

Sanitation

The Challenge of Financing Sanitation.
Polluter Pays Principle http://www.eoearth.org/article/Polluter_pays_principle
Good Practices in Public Water Utility Corporatization.
Haarmeyer D.and Coy D., An Overview of Private Sector Participation in the Global and US Water and wastewater Sector.


Operating
The Challenge of Financing Sanitation http://www.wsp.org/UserFiles/file/af_finsan_mdg.pdf
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006

Operating and Maintenance
The Challenge of Financing Sanitation
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006 

Operating, Maintenance and Expansion
The Challenge of Financing Sanitation
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006

Small Private Informal
Good Practices in Public Water Utility Corporatization
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003
 

Operating
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
 
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003
 
The Challenge of Financing Sanitation 

Operating and Maintenance
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
 
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
 
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006
 
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003 

Operating, Maintenance and Expansion
Ehrhardt D., Groom G., Halpern J. and O’Connor S., Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons, World Bank, April 2007
Output-based Aid: Supporting Infrastructure Delivery Through Explicit and Performance-Based Subsidies, World Bank, The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, Working Paper No. 4, March 2005
Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding, National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies, January 2006
Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Good Practice from Sub-Saharan Africa, Water Utility Partnership for Capacity Building (WUP), Africa, Kenya, 2003 

Developing the Approach
Other Donors

Water and Sanitation program of the World Bank: http://www.wsp.org


Key Finance

LE PADE (Processus d'Amélioration Durable de l'Environnement urbain) http://rup.enda.sn/acc_actions_fr.htm     
 
 
 
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