Conference "Closing the financing gap for water in line with SDG ambitions: The role of blended finance"
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:
- Joel Kolker, World Bank
- Klaus Gihr, KfW
- Rolfe Eberhard, Economist and independent public policy professional
- Daniel Nordmann, GIZ
- Alex Money, University of Oxford
- Patrick Moriarty and Catarina Fonseca, IRC
- Louis Boorstin, Osprey
- Leonardo van Straaten, Hamburg Wasser
- Rich Thorsten, Water.org
- Matthew Eldridge, the Urban Institute and Chloe Hauenstein, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
- Christopher Gasson, Global Water Intelligence
- Polly Meeks, Eurodad
- Alyse Schrecongost, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Policy Perspectives
Blended Finance: Mobilising resources for sustainable development |
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
- OECD DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals
- OECD Blended Finance for Water Investment: A typology of water-related sectors and their readiness for blending
- Flyer: Blended Finance for Development- Bridging the Sustainable Development Finance Gap
- Closing the Last Mile for Millions: Sharing the Experience on Scaling up Access to Safe Drinking Water and Adequate Sanitation to the Urban Poor
- Mobilising Additional Funds for Pro-Poor Water Services: A Summary of Research Findings
- Mobilising Additional Funds for Pro-Poor Water Services: An Exploration of Potential Models to Finance Safe Water Access in Support of Sustainable Development Goal 6.1
- GIZ Access Study: Part I - Synthesis Report: Review of 10 years of Sector Reforms and Investments in Africa
- GIZ Access Study: Part II - Narrative Report: A way forward for German Development Cooperation and its Partners
- Convergence: The State of Blended Finance 2018 and Who is the Private Sector?
- Lion’s Head Global Partners: Financing WASH in Emerging Markets
- EURODAD: Blended finance and the water sector - four risks to consider
- Easing the Transition to Commercial Finance for Sustainable Water and Sanitation
- Introducing Commercial Finance into the Water Sector in Developing Countries
- Achieving Universal Access to Water and Sanitation by 2030: The Role of Blended Finance
- Sida: Guarantee Portfolio 2017
- The Water Finance Facility
- RVO: Finance for One Planet
- RVO: Green Bonds and Integrated Landscape Management
- WWF, BCG, ING: Seizing the Water Opportunity
- Financing barriers and practices for integrated water and landscape management in Africa
- Innovative Funding Models
Contacts
For more information, please contact:
- Regina Rossmann (Regina.Rossmann@giz.de)
- Kathleen Dominique (Kathleen.Dominique@oecd.org)
- Wiebke Bartz-Zuccala (Wiebke.Bartz-Zuccala@oecd.org)