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Conclusions and recommendation Governments play a crucial role by setting up the regulatory framework and safeguards. Key factors for sustained payments from companies and citizens alike are governance aspects: a) transparency in collection, b) use for intended goals, c) accountability at all levels; as well as technical aspects: d) scientific base to guide investments plans and e) models and tools to quantify and understand the vulnerabilities of different values chains under Climate Change. Financial and institutional sustainability are two sides of the same coin. FinTech and ICT innovations such as blockchain hold a great potential to reduce current transaction costs and create trust. Seminar: Is there such thing as innovative financing for ecosystems management? 152
How to upscale financing for ecosystems management in Africa? Presenting Author: Co-Authors: Mr. Mecuria Assefaw, African Development Bank Mr. David Jonathan Hebart-Coleman, African Development Bank Mr. Luis H. Zamarioli, PlanAdapt Mr. Martin Rokitzki, PlanAdapt Mr. Jochen Rudolph, African Development Bank Keywords ecosystems, financing, water, sanitation, Africa Highlights • Provides an overview of innovative financing for Ecosystems Management in Africa, with specific reference to the Water and Sanitation Sector (WSS); • Provides lessons learnt from AfDB’s experience in Africa; • Outlines a framework to better integrate ecosystems management and the WSS, shifting from ‘ad hoc’ to proactive approaches. Introduction and objectives The 2030 Development Agenda recognizes the importance of sustainable management of ecosystems as critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including in the WSS. To undertake this at scale requires new financing strategies and tools to help build, expand and maintain natural infrastructure. But how suitable or applicable are these tools for Africa? And, more importantly, do they have characteristics that allow them to be combined with more traditional sources of financing? The objective of this study is to identify tools or particular characteristics that would support the financing of sustainable infrastructure in a wide range of African contexts. Methodology approach The study predominantly uses a desk analysis to identify potential tools, followed by a subsequent diagnostic of their applicability to different financial, social and environmental conditions, to better understand their significance or potential. The study surveys the global landscape of innovative financing tools for the water and ecosystems management, and identifies the tools that were successful or faced specific challenges. Examples including green bonds, green levies, impact investments, venture capital, pooled financing, climate funds, payment for ecosystem services were all evaluated for their potential applicability. Specific case studies from the AfDB’s portfolio are also detailed. Analysis and results Whilst there is potential for applying innovative financing methods across Africa, care is required to ensure that tools will actually be useful in the specific contexts across the continent. To do this, the following questions are relevant for the study: • Has innovative WSS financing been widely applied for ecosystems management? • What would be the identifiable preconditions for innovative WSS financing to better address ecosystems management? • How could the WSS benefit from the increased integration of innovative financing for ecosystems management? The study notes that WSS financing for ecosystems management is not widespread, and its integration tends to be ad hoc rather than proactive. The study assesses the Bank’s experience with ‘Innovative financing Mechanisms’ covering different products and initiatives within and outside the Bank, including carbon financing, guarantee produces, and its experiences with external funding. A number of preconditions were identified as being necessary, including a need to shift the perception of ecosystems management from an Seminar: Is there such thing as innovative financing for ecosystems management? 153
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