Factsheet #18

Results-based financing mechanism

Instrument Type

formal

Governance Level

local
regional/basin
national
international

Governance Mode

market

Water management topics addressed

Drought & water scarcity
Water abstraction for irrigation and other economic activities
Water quality issues due to nutrient pollution
Water quality issues: Other reasons

Implementation requirements

Financial capacity

medium

Human capacity

medium

Political buy-in

low

Timeframe for implementation

short

#18: Results-based financing mechanism

Description

Results-based financing mechanism is a mechanism for the financial implementation of agreements such as multi-level contracts. 

Function

This type of scheme can ensure flexibility for lower-level authorities and both control and ownership of the implementation process while ensuring the implementation of higher-level objectives. Policies can be adapted to territorial characteristics. Payments can be made annually, proportionally to the achievement of targets during the previous year, i.e. funding that is contingent on the successful implementation of what States have committed to undertake. 

Example: Result based financing (RBF) in the São Paulo Water Recovery Project (REAGUA) in Brazil

The São Paulo Water Recovery Project (REAGUA) in Brazil tackles the problem of poor and inadequate level of water in the city of São Paulo through result based financing incentives. The recipients of the incentives are water service providers that can be either public companies, municipal-owned companies or State-owned companies. The funds are to be transferred under the condition of previously-agreed and verified outputs or performances, for example the volume of recovered water or the installment of new infrastructures.

Source

Rodriguez D. J., Suardi M. A:, Ham M., Mimmi L. M., Goksu A. J. (2014). Applying results-based financing in water investments (p. 21). http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/862681468326999086/pdf/893260WP0Box380ng0Water0Investments.pdf Retrieved on 22 September 2020.

OECD (2015) Water Resources Governance in Brazil. OECD Studies on Water https://www.oecd.org/gov/water-resources-governance-in-brazil-9789264238121-en.htm Retrieved on 24 September 2020 .

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