Finance

Public finance, blended finance, cost recovery, tariffs/taxes/transfers, subsidies, PPPs

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Public finance, blended finance, cost recovery, tariffs/taxes/transfers, subsidies, PPPs
By Petra Brussee , 23 July 2026

Reflections from strengthening creditworthiness of water utilities in Rwanda under Isoko y'Ubuzima

It was fascinating to sit in a room with rural water operators who carry the daily responsibility of running small piped water systems, often serving between 300 and 1,000 connections. These operators are at the frontline of ensuring reliable water services. They read meters, collect payments, repair leaks, manage staff, and respond when systems fail. The continuity of water services in rural communities depends on their work.

By Tettje van Daalen , 8 July 2026

There is enough money in the world to give everyone safe water and sanitation. The problem is the gap between where capital sits and where it needs to flow. For more than twenty-six years, Catarina Fonseca has worked on closing that gap: building the economic frameworks, financial tools and evidence that help governments and development banks stop treating water as a cost and start treating it as an investment.

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