particularly ministries of finance and treasury. The study provides suggestions on how to advance PDB support, including support to the enabling environment of the water sector, by supporting the institutions and the regulatory and policy environment in which PDBs operate.
Report structure After this introductory chapter, chapter 1 presents the regional landscape of PDBs and their involvement in water. It also presents the details of case study identification that was followed for this study. Chapter 2 presents the findings from across the case study, describing their overall involvement in the water sector, the types of products and services they offer, the approach to risk assessment, including specifically environmental risks, and ending with the overall trends in opportunities and limitations for PDB involvement in water. Chapter 3 presents the conclusions and recommendations.
The study also targets water-specialised institutions such as water sector regulators, public water operators, municipal water managers, ministries responsible for water, to raise awareness of the potential role of national PDBs and bring them up to date on how to raise domestic resources via PDBs. The study provides recommendations on how their role can be more impactful on PDBs and help to shape their agenda for the future. Findings are also relevant for PDBs themselves. As the study highlights PDBs activities in the water sector, it also describes enabling operational modalities, the role of central government and IFIs and therefore holds lessons for PDBs seeking to increase their operations in water.
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