OECD work on water
Financing water resources and water services
contexts. The 2022 report Financing a Water Secure Future compiles relevant insights and key messages from several years’ Roundtable meetings and discusses recent developments and their impact on financing water – such as the ones listed below. We are developing analytical tools and
OECD work on financing water consists of multiple pillars. One major pillar is the Roundtable on Financing Water as well as analytical work on Financing Water.
new approaches related to water financing. Examples of our current work include: l
build a strong foundation for ongoing and future OECD initiatives on Financing Water.
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the analysis of the role of intermediaries
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an analytical framework for strategic investment pathways
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analysis on how water-related risks may impact on the
The Roundtable on Financing Water
financial sector
The Roundtable on Financing Water is a joint initiative of the OECD, the World Water Council, the Netherlands and the World Bank. It draws upon political leadership and technical expertise, with the ambition
indicators to assess the “readiness” for blended finance
Both create the basis of a recent OECD report and
Our future work focuses on: l
Launching the OECD Observatory on Financing
of facilitating increased financing of investments that
water Supply, Sanitation and Water Security, which
contribute to water security and sustainable growth.
provides a unique repository to document good practices on financing water related investments
Both thematic and regional Roundtable meetings offer a platform of exchange and discussion for actors from the public and private sphere. Past meetings covered
and encourages peer-to-peer learning. l
Water to distil policy recommendations, providing
the Americas, Europe and Asia. Thematic meetings
high-level guidance to strengthen the policies and
focused on agricultural water, or climate action.
Analytical Work on Financing Water
institutional arrangements. l
We are documenting financing flows, needs and capacities in different regional and thematic
Did you know? Water insecurity generates significant economic and social impacts. If water-related risks were considered financially material in the financial system, more money might be going into the reduction the physical or economic exposure and vulnerability to water-related risks - and less money would be supporting investments that increase exposure and vulnerability to such risks. This is a direction for future work, in collaboration with the finance community.
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Developing an OECD Framework on Financing
The work on financing water informs – and benefits from - country-specific work and regional engagement (see below).
