Ella Lazarte and Barbara Kazimbaya-Senkwe on How Improved Financing Enhances Water and Sanitation Service Delivery

But good governance and, the topic of today’s podcast—financing—are just as important as infrastructure to guarantee the successful delivery of water and sanitation services. The World Bank estimates that $114 billion per year of capital investment will be required to provide universal access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030—about three times the current investment levels. And while seven of every 10 countries say they’ve identified an approach for extending WASH infrastructure and services to low-income populations, eight of every 10 countries also say they don’t have enough funding to reach those goals. How can better financing help extend water and sanitation services to those most in need? To answer that question, Global Waters Radio speaks with two experts: Ella Lazarte, Senior Water and Sanitation Advisor at USAID, and Barbara Kazimbaya-Senkwe, Global Knowledge Management and Communications Lead with the USAID-supported Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Finance program. Having trouble accessing this episode? You can also stream this podcast by searching "Global Waters Radio" on iTunes, Google Play, or your preferred podcast platform. For more information on topics, programs, or organizations related to this podcast: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) Program Globalwaters.org: Governance & Finance Global Waters Radio was a podcast series produced by the Water Team at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2016 - 2020. The series offered listeners insights from USAID officials, development partners, thought leaders and experts from across the water sector as they discussed USAID water programming and cutting-edge research from around the world.