Meeting the Challenge of Financing Water and Sanitation.

Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Overview -- Structure of the report -- Part I: Key issues with respect to financing water and sanitation -- Chapter 1: What are the benefits of investing in WSS? -- 1.1. Identifying necessary investments in WSS -- 1.2. Estimating the benefits of investing in WSS -- Chapter 2: Current status of WSS and investment needs -- 2.1. Current status and investment needs in OECD countries and transition economies -- 2.2. Overview of investment needs in developing countries: Reaching the MDGs -- Chapter 3: Where is the money going to come from? -- 3.1. Reducing costs and improving efficiency -- 3.2. Closing the gap: A combination of the 3Ts -- 3.3. Bridging the gap: Tapping repayable sources of funding -- 3.4. Mobilising the private sector -- 3.5. Using strategic financial planning -- Part II: A toolbox to support effective water and sanitation policies -- Chapter 4: Introduction to the toolbox -- Chapter 5: Strategic Financial Planning for WSS at national or regional level - the FEASIBLE tool -- 5.1. Background and rationale -- 5.2. Description of the Strategic Financial Plan process and the FEASIBLE tool -- 5.3. Where has it been applied? -- 5.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 5.5. How to get started? -- Chapter 6: Financial planning tool for water utilities -- 6.1. Background and rationale for developing the tool -- 6.2. Description of the tool -- 6.3. Where has it been applied? -- 6.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 6.5. How to get started -- Chapter 7: Multi-year investment planning tool for municipalities -- 7.1. Background and rationale for developing the tool -- 7.2. Description of the tool -- 7.3. Where has it been applied? -- 7.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 7.5. How to get started.

Chapter 8: Guidelines for performance-based contracts -- 8.1. Background and rationale -- 8.2. Description of the tool -- 8.3. Where has it been applied? -- 8.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 8.5. How to get started -- Chapter 9: Water Utility Performance Indicators (IBNET) -- 9.1. Background and rationale -- 9.2. Description of the tool -- 9.3. Where has it been applied? -- 9.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 9.5. How to get started -- Chapter 10: Private sector participation in water infrastructure - checklist for public action -- 10.1. Background and rationale for developing the tool -- 10.2. Description of the tool -- 10.3. Where has it been applied? -- 10.4. Lessons learned and the way forward -- 10.5. How to get started -- References.

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