Following decentralization in Colombia during the 1980s, many municipalities faced challenges accessing finance for development projects, having had little or no previous experience borrowing long-term...
To support a local water conservation project, the Municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz (Mexico) and its Municipal Water Company (OPDM) issued unsecured revenue bondson the local capital market through...
A blended financial package was put in place to finance the expansion ofthe As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant. The projectwas undertaken by the Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant Company Limited (SPC)...
A combination of non-sovereign concessional lending, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance has been used to leverage local commercial finance and equity investments so as to accelerate access to...
To address vital wastewater infrastructure needs, the Municipality of Rustenburg created the Rustenburg Water Services Trust (RWST) to finance and upgrade infrastructure. The Trust secured revenues from...
The Philippine Water Revolving Fund (PWRF) was set up in 2008 to provide loans to water service providers—local government units (LGUs) and water districts (WDs)to finance local water and wastewater projects...
This case study is part of a series prepared by the WorldBank’s Water Global Practice to highlight existing blended finance experiences in the water sector. Blended finance refers to “the strategic use...
Over the last decade, Kenya has experimented with different ways of using blended finance to leverage commercial financing from domestic banks. Many such efforts have focused onusing Output-Based Aid (OBA)...
These nine case studies were prepared by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice to highlight existing blended finance experiences in the water sector. Blended finance refers to “the strategic use of development...
A substantial increase in sector financing will be necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 calling for universal access to safe water and sanitation while addressing issues of water quality...