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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:

Financing universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030

WATER AID REPORT | This is an interesting report in preparation for Addis Ababa discussion on domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) for WASH

Municipal finance for sanitation in three African cities

WSUP DISCUSSION PAPER | This Discussion Paper reports data on municipal public finance for sanitation in three African cities: Ga West (Ghana), Maputo (Mozambique), and Nakuru (Kenya).

Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries

IDS POLICY BRIEFING | This Policy Brief of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) points out some interesting recommendations such as accountability, South-South cooperation and mentoring in order to improve the tax capacity in developing countries.

Financing Water in Africa

This paper critically analyses financing water policies in Africa. It shows that a radical reorientation of policy is needed to achieve a significant increase in investment finance in order to raise access levels.

Water: Fit to Finance? Catalyzing National Growth Through Investment In Water Security

WWC - OECD REPORT | A Report of the High Level Panel on Financing for a Water Secure World (HLP), focusing on how water infrastructures can be financed.

25 Years Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water. 2015 Update and MDG Assessment

WHO - UNICEF REPORT | The World Health Organization and UNICEF have published a complete report on the progress on sanitation and drinking water. Definitely worth to look at it and take actions!

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.

Public finance for water supply and sanitation: focus on national budgets

WATER AID REPORT | This policy brief is based on research carried out in three regions by WaterAid in Ethiopia and the Poverty Action Network in Ethiopia (PANE).

A long run perspective on urban water and sanitation infrastructure financing: essays in public finance

PARIS TECH PHD | This PhD research examines the financing history of water and sanitation infrastructure through the lens of public finance theory.

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.

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