Innovative Finance Options
August 2019
This two-week course has been developed in conjunction with leading experts in this field and gives an overview of current trends and needs in sanitation financing within the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework. It highlights the issues related to sanitation financing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with examples from African and Asian countries. Participants will become familiar with sanitation financing options available at national and local level and their impact on the local municipal budget, as well as with novel and innovative sanitation financing approaches including private-public partnerships. The course distinguishes between the sanitation service and value chain, and explores sustainable business models with the entire sanitation service chain. The participants will gain practical knowledge to develop the costing and financing of a financially viable sanitation project.
