Helpdesk on the use of the ministerial Finance Handbook and WASH costing tool: the Secretariat provides dedicated support to national partners around the various SWA resources and processes related to WASH financing, including the Finance Handbook, the newly updated SDG WASH costing tool and the Mutual Accountability Mechanism.
Involve the media in the post-FMM discussions including through programs such as the dialogues involving finance and sector ministers. It will be important to start developing a long-term relationship with selected media on issues of financing water, sanitation and hygiene.
Use the national and sub-national budgeting cycle to present the financing needs of the sector in order to mobilize additional support, including policy measures to the implementation of any initiative identified as a result of the FMM process. This could relate to taxes, tariffs, transfers, incentive-based financing and climate finance for water, sanitation and hygiene. It is important to develop clear, costed proposals demonstrating how additional resources can be used and the measures in place to effectively utilize existing resources.
Identify FMM topics for inclusion in ongoing national dialogues, such as the economic opportunities offered by the sector to improve economic recovery, attracting additional finance, climate finance, incentive-based finance, targeting national resources to eliminate inequalities. The examples provided by the Finance Handbook can be used in these dialogues. Outcomes of these national processes can be linked to the Mutual Accountability Mechanism through tabling, reviewing and reporting on commitments, including those focused on finance.
Identify specific bottlenecks to address in order to improve sector finance, such as developing investment plans, reforming subsidy and tariff structures and improving national budget allocations.
Through government-led processes involving senior leaders and partner agencies, identify and follow-up on relevant best practices that were shared during the FMM and about which the government wants more information about. These interests can be discussed in national dialogues and also shared with the secretariat for more support
Organize a post-FMM ministerial briefing involving the finance and sector minister(s) to identify priorities or areas where ministers are interested to undertake action to improve financing for the sector. The FMM provided opportunities for ministers to hear multiple 2 experiences, which may be applicable to the national context. Specific areas of interest expressed by ministers can be discussed in the national water, sanitation and hygiene processes. The Secretariat can also be contacted to provide additional support and link countries to others for peer to peer exchanges.
Organize a post-FMM ministerial briefing involving the finance and sector minister(s) to identify priorities or areas where ministers are interested to undertake action to improve financing for the sector. The FMM provided opportunities for ministers to hear multiple 2 experiences, which may be applicable to the national context. Specific areas of interest expressed by ministers can be discussed in the national water, sanitation and hygiene processes. The Secretariat can also be contacted to provide additional support and link countries to others for peer to peer exchanges.