Our evidence, research and data supports the use of financing to achieve universal access to safe water and sanitation. We are committed to sharing what we’ve learned, so we can all see a day where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water and a toilet.
Other helpful resources:
Document Type: Report
Date: April 13, 2022
Synthesis of the meta study report which analyzes how WSS financing supports better access to water supply and sanitation for households across the 5 different areas of gender, household finances, climate change, health and safety, WaterCredit as an accelerator.
Document Type: Report
Date: May 12, 2017
The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water Report included a featured highlight of Water.org and its impact.
Document Type: Policy brief
Countries: India, Indonesia
Date: July 26, 2019
Despite progress, blended finance has not gained sufficient traction for water-related investments. To encourage further action, this publication provides insights into how development actors can better deploy scarce financial resources and de-risking instruments to incentivise commercial actors to invest in water-related investments in developing countries.
Document Type: Learning brief
Date: Jan. 15, 2022
An evaluation of Water.org’s activities in Bangladesh finds that engagement and advocacy for water and sanitation has influenced the government to significantly increase funding and improve oversight of financial flows.
Document Type: Policy brief
Countries: India
Date: July 26, 2019
The publication draws on case studies, interviews, workshops and extensive desk research to examine: (1) successful experiences with blended finance for water-related investments; and (2) the potential to scale up blended finance approaches to apply to a broader range of investment types and contexts.
Document Type: White paper
Date: March 21, 2019
This paper unpacks what is meant by the enabling environment for finance in WASH and presents real examples of how these bottlenecks are being overcome by innovators in the sector.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: India
Date: Nov. 15, 2015
Learning brief developed in partnership with the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program.
Document Type: White paper
Date: March 21, 2019
(Spanish) This paper unpacks what is meant by the enabling environment for finance in WASH and presents real examples of how these bottlenecks are being overcome by innovators in the sector.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: Indonesia
Date: Jan. 15, 2022
An evaluation of Water.org’s activities in Indonesia finds that progress is being made to realize the huge potential of repayable finance for water supply and sanitation (WSS), but a strategic focus on systemic change is needed to achieve the government’s ambitious targets for 2030.
Document Type: Report
Date: April 13, 2022
The water and sanitation meta study assesses Water.org’s contributions and compares Water.org’s evidence with academic and practitioner evidence in five areas: household finances, WaterCredit as an accelerator, climate change, health and safety, and women’s empowerment and equity.
