Opinions and voices for change
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The lack of success of blended finance, including the challenges of loan repayments and fiscal space. Read more...
We can already draw on the experience from WASH L&D trailblazers Vanuatu and Bangladesh. Read more...
A fair share of profits from globally shared resources needs to be harnessed to finance the Loss and Damage fund announced at COP27. Read more...
Reflections from the Finance in Common Summit Read more...
Why is private sector participation in the water sector lagging in Tanzania? Read more...
"I am calling on WASH and health professionals to change the way we address hygiene promotion", says Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso. Read more...
On International Women's Day , research from Water.org shows how empowerment flows from financing improved water and sanitation access. Read more...
Building resilience is not a "nice to have"- it is essential, says Ban Ki Moon. Read more...
Sanitation is chronically underfunded, perhaps that’s because we’re not asking for money in the right way or from the right source. Read more...
Finding ways to build and finance strong WASH systems, including everyone along the way. Read more...
What is needed to eliminate inequalities and achieve universal access to sanitation? Read more...
10 things IRC, Water.org and the World Bank think you need to know about the enabling environment for finance in WASH Read more...
Is this about that 10euros I owe you? No. It's about the critical importance of finance as a building block within the systems approach Read more...
De-risking investments by building capacities and subsidising interest. Report of an IRC-NWP WASH Debate. Read more...
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist. Read more...
Watershed partners beat the drum for public finance, civil society and good water governance. Read more...
How can impact investment address the multi-million dollar financing gap in the water sector? Read more...
More catalytic innovation is needed to have a transformative impact. Read more...
It will cost an estimated US$ 114 billion to deliver WASH to everyone by 2030. As a sector we need to embrace and own this and other big numbers related to SDG 6. Read more...
All eyes are now on blended finance, but there are real challenges to using it in practice. Read more...