TY - BOOK AU - Marois,Thomas AU - McDonald,David A. AU - Spronk,Susan TI - Public banks and public water in the Global South: financing options for sustainable development T2 - Earthscan studies in water resource management SN - 9781003475767 AV - HD1702 U1 - 363.6/1091724 23/eng/20250206 PY - 2025/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Water-supply KW - Developing countries KW - Finance KW - Water resources development KW - Sustainable development KW - Banks and banking KW - Government ownership KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This volume presents the first systematic review of public bank lending in the water sector in the Global South. Many public banks have an explicit mandate to finance public water management yet, despite a resurgence of interest in public banks and the role they can play in sustainable development, their role in funding water management has been largely ignored. Drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America, this book measures the scale and nature of interaction between public banks and public water operators for the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation. It identifies challenges and opportunities for deeper engagement between public banks and public water operators in the Global South and highlights promising practices, showcasing how these might be transferred to different regions and different sectors. Each case study is based on in-depth interviews with public banks that have funded public water operators, and public water operators that have borrowed from public banks, including Banco Popular in Costa Rica, the Development Bank of the Philippines, the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development in India and the TIB Development Bank in Tanzania. Overall, this book provides a critical analysis of the potential of public banks to address global water security issues. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, water and health, sanitation and sustainable development. It will also be of interest to professionals and policymakers working with public and development banks in the supply of safe water and sanitation for all"-- UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/148367 ER -