Public banks and public water in Colombia: The case of the Findeter development bank

Erika Meneses-Granados, Denisse Roca-Servat

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This chapter examines the role of Findeter (Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial or Territorial Development Financial Institution), a national development bank, in financing Colombia’s Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) sector. Based on primary and secondary sources, it provides a brief history of public banking and public water provision in Colombia. The chapter focuses on Findeter’s relationship with water operators, including its loan programmes and spatial investment patterns, highlighting Findeter’s response during the COVID-19 pandemic, where it provided critical direct credit lines to alleviate the financial strain on water operators. Despite these efforts, significant challenges persist, notably the disparity in access to drinking water between urban and rural areas. The chapter suggests that development banks like Findeter could play a vital role in realizing the human right to water by supporting community-based water management and addressing climate change. Finally, it concludes with reflections on future research directions.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaPublic Banks and Public Water in the Global South
Subtítulo de la publicación alojadaFinancing Options for Sustainable Development
EditorialTaylor and Francis
Páginas97-122
Número de páginas26
ISBN (versión digital)9781040298299
ISBN (versión impresa)9781032758169
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 ene. 2024
Publicado de forma externa

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