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Here you can find Finance Briefs produced by the Public Finance for WASH initiative, and useful open-access publications produced by other organisations:

Finance Brief 1: Domestic public finance for WASH: what, why, how?

This Finance Brief defines domestic public finance and outlines why it is essential for providing universal water and sanitation services. It is a brief starting summary of what the Public Finance for WASH initiative is about, and why it was set up.

Finance Brief 9: Government investment in sanitation: 2016 state of play

Have the various commitments to increase government investment in sanitation actually had results? This brief asks how much governments are currently investing in sanitation and how that might be increased.

Finance Brief 11: The Dutch Water Bank: A useful model for developing countries?

With over 60 years of experience, the Dutch Water Bank offers valuable lessons for those seeking institutional financial support for water management in other countries.

Finance Brief 13: Subsidising water in Botswana: Is it sustainable?

96% of Botswana's population has access to an improved water source, mostly thanks to government subsidisation. Is this sustainable in the long-term?

Evaluating the effectiveness of public finance for household sanitation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Report of a very valuable research study which includes a detailed and useful information on budget flows to sanitation in Dar es Salaam, and on the challenges faced in encouraging increased channeling of municipal resources to sanitation.

SBM (Gramin) GOI, 2015-2016

ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE BRIEF | This brief reports on trends for Swachh Bharat Mission, covering allocations and expenditures, physical progress of toilets built and expenditures incurred under Information, Education and Communication activities.

Assessing the scope for asset management in rural Ghana

IRC & CWSA REPORT | This report outlines the concept background of asset management techniques and how these can improve service delivery in Ghana.

Finance Brief 15: Tracking rural WASH funding in India: From national programmes to district budgets

How do national WASH aims and programmes translate to sub-national achievements? This Finance Brief examines the bottlenecks in funding at the state and district levels, based on one state in India.

Report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing

UNGA REPORT | A report proposing options for an effective sustainable development financing strategy to facilitate mobilisation of resources and their effective use in achieving sustainable development objectives.

Tax for Development

NORAD REPORT | This report presents the work Norway is doing in assisting low-income countries with their tax systems, and how tax revenues have the potential to greatly impact on the achievement of development goals.

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