Financing Water Security

Intelligence on Financing Strategies, Capital Mobilisation, and Investment in Water Security

The global water sector faces a substantial and growing investment gap. Ageing infrastructure, climate adaptation requirements, and expanding service coverage demands are outpacing the capacity of traditional public financing — making capital mobilisation and financing innovation a defining challenge for governments, utilities, and development institutions alike.

This collection delivers intelligence on the full spectrum of financing strategies available to the water sector: public-private partnerships, green and blue bonds, development finance, blended finance structures, subsidy reform, and lifecycle cost frameworks. Reports examine how governments and utilities are structuring deals, managing risk, attracting private capital, and building the financial cases needed to unlock investment in sustainable water systems.

Essential reading for infrastructure investors, development finance institutions, utility CFOs, government finance officials, and advisors working at the intersection of water security and capital markets.