Toolkit for Water Policies and Governance:Ensuring sustainable finance, investment and pricing for water and water services

This chapter presents Adherents’ experience with ensuring sustainable finance, investment and pricing for water resources management and water services, in line with the OECD Recommendation on Water. The chapter describes the principles for financing water resources management. It explores how Adherents aim for the greatest social returns to investments by exploring options that can minimise financing needs, taking stock of existing assets, developing strategic financial plans and setting up independent reviews. Finally, the chapter focuses on diversifying revenue streams and tapping into new sources of capital.