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Public Finance for WASH Masters Research Scholarships 2017

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS - NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS | Three scholarships are now open for applications from Masters-level students who are currently undertaking or designing research projects around WASH financing

High and Dry: World Bank report on climate change, water and future economic growth

NEWS 3 May 2016 | The World Bank has published a report that claims that, unless significant changes to water pricing and conservation are made, water scarcity could cost some areas up to 6% of GDP.

It’s World Water Day!

NEWS 22nd March 2016 | Every year on the 22nd March, there are worldwide celebrations of water and reminders of its global importance. For World Water Day 2016, the theme is water and jobs.

Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Ministerial Meeting, 15th-17th March

NEWS 14th March 2016 | The 2016 SWA Ministerial Meeting will bring together government ministers responsible for water, sanitation and hygiene from all over the world, and will take place from the 15th-17th March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UN-Habitat III: Regional conference on municipal finance, Mexico City

NEWS 10th March 2016 | In preparation for the UN-HABITAT III conference to be held in October in Quito, stakeholders, policy makers and experts are gathering in Mexico City to discuss financing municipal development.

Head of the IMF argues that “game-changing” tax reforms are needed to counteract demographic shifts

NEWS 9th March 2016 | Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, spoke at MIT about global demographic change and the need for radical shifts in global fiscal policy.

Water services in OECD cities under growing pressure

NEWS 8th March 2016 | The OECD have released a new report on the growing pressure on city water utilities thanks to population growth and climate change.

* ¡NUEVO! PF4WASH en español! Preguntas frecuentes

NEWS 23rd October 2015 | Entérate de qué se trata nuestra iniciativa sobre Finanzas Públicas para el Agua y el Saneamiento

Recent IMF data on tax revenue indicates interesting trends across African countries

NEWS 1st September 2015 | Based on recent IMF data, a Mail & Guardian Africa article looks at tax revenue as a percentage of GDP in African countries.

Let's make it happen @Stockholm!

NEWS 21st August 2015 | WASH financing sessions at the World Water Week in Stockholm

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