Financing faecal sludge management

Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) has been recognised as an important means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 of “safe sanitation management”.  CWAS carried out research studies to explore financing and business model landscape for FSSM. These studies provide an assessment of financing options for investments in urban sanitation in terms of financing needs, availability of public funding, and innovative models to channel funds towards FSSM solutions. It also explores FSSM business and operating models along with an assessment of private sector engagement in the sector.

Potential Sources and Approaches for Financing FSM in India

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission -Urban (SBM-U), funds are allocated for toilet construction, but not for safe management of septage....

Financing FSSM Services in Maharashtra: Stakeholder Workshops

Workshops were organised to present preliminary findings from this research. Lessons from the studies done were shared with key stakeholders...

Financing and Business Models for FSSM: A Landscape Study of Four Indian States

These reports are based on a study of 'Financing of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) in Urban Areas' covering...

Policy Brief: Financing and Business Models for Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment for Urban India

This policy brief identifies the possible financing options and business models for setting up Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs) as...

Budget Brief: Financing FSSM Services in Maharashtra

This budget brief identifies the possible financing options for Faecal Sludge and Septage Management in Maharashtra. The report presents an...

A Roundtable meeting on Development Impact Bonds for Financing FSSM

We are exploring Development Impact Bond (DIB) as a funding mechanism for faecal sludge and septage management. In March 2019,...

Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) for Sanitation

This note, prepared under the Sanitation Finance Taskforce of NFSSM Alliance, provides a brief overview of Hybrid Annuity Model as...

First Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - Financing Faecal Sludge and Septage Management

Research under the FFSSM project explores potential sources of financing capital and operating expenditure for FSSM in urban India. It...

Sanitation Tax - An innovative way to finance sanitation services

Sanitation tax is a tax collected by urban local government for provision of sanitation services. It is often collected through...

Training Module on Financing and Contracting options for FSSM

India has seen impressive sanitation achievements in making cities open defecation free and has largely succeeded in achieving the goal...

Development Impact Bond (DIB) for Safe Sanitation

Development Impact Bonds (DIB) are increasingly being used to finance social services. In India, a few DIBs have been successfully...