Sustainable finance, water governance, and water policy objectives in Ontario municipalities

Fabiola Alvarado-Revilla and Rob de Loë

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2024, vol. 40, issue 6, 1006-1031

Abstract: Sustainable finance is an important part of the water governance landscape that has not received sufficient attention in the water governance and policy literature. In this paper, we approach sustainable finance as a ‘non-water’ factor that influences water governance situations. Two key water policy objectives in Ontario municipalities provide the focus: water system financial sustainability, and industrial water use reduction. We find that sustainable finance as a sector has significant potential to drive future decision-making around water in municipalities in the context of chronic underfunding and the transition to low-carbon economies.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2385577

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