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Water Finance

Increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene services requires private sector involvement and sustainable local financing. USAID supports access to local finance for investments in this sector by providing partial credit guarantees to enable communities to invest in water and sanitation improvements. USAID missions such as India, the Philippines, and Kenya, for example, have each used the Development Credit Authority to harness local financing for investments in improved water services. For detailed descriptions of DCA Water Finance activities click here.

Online Resource Available

• Water Finance Toolkit: USAID’s new publicly available resource provides a structured yet flexible approach to help practitioners define appropriate financing interventions for water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH) services.
  

More Information on USAID Water Activities

• Development Credit Authority and Water Guarantees Worldwide (32k PDF)
  USAID has structured Development Credit Authority (DCA) guarantees to improve the availability of affordable water and sanitation services around the world.

• The State Department 2008 Paul Simon Water Report to Congress: Provides framework for U.S. foreign assistance in the water sector and reports on FY 2007 results of USG work on international water projects.

• USAID's "Investments in Drinking Water Supply Projects and Related Water Resources Activities, Report to Congress 2007" (512k PDF) Reports on FY 2007 results of USAID-financed water activities.

• Using Partnerships to Increase Access to Water in the Philippines (30k PDF) Provides Fact Sheet on Philippines Revolving Water Fund.

• Related Water Finance Websites

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