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Conference "Closing the financing gap for water in line with SDG ambitions: The role of blended finance"

4-5 October 2018
9h - 18h00
Eschborn, Germany
GIZ Headquarters

By invitation only

Organised jointly by the OECD and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

This conference aimed to discuss effective and innovative applications of blended finance, defined by OECD as the strategic use of development finance for the mobilisation of additional finance towards sustainable development in developing countries, in the water sector.

It convened policy-makers, development practitioners, representatives from financial institutions, philanthropies and private sector actors to examine the commercial perspective on investing in water and the policy dimensions of blended finance for water. The conference was outcome-focused and delivered effective policy recommendations to development actors.

 

Perspectives on Blended Finance for Water 

Read what our conference speakers said on a variety of issues related to blended finance for water:

 

Policy Perspectives

Financing Water - Investing in Sustainable Growth (PDF)


Blended Finance: Mobilising resources for sustainable development
and climate action in developing countries (PDF)

Presentations  

Setting the scene - Blended finance for water investments  

Blended Finance in the water sector - Lessons from case studies  

Water utility finance: Fixing the bucket  

Risk and returns in the water sector - Understanding the commercial perspective 

 

Background documents

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