FDW publications

2024 articles

• 5 trends in international water management
• Navigating the waters: The power of partnerships and persistence

2023 articles and publications

• Relevant lessons for 3-party partnerships on water
• Can public-private partnerships help bring SDG 6 within reach?
• 5 valuable lessons from development cooperation partners 

FDW Final Report RVO PPP Symposium (March 2023)

Report on the most important lessons of the symposium on Public-Private Partnerships under ODA conditions held on 16 February 2023.

Eight Netherlands National Communication - Chapter 6

FDW's contribution to the adaptation chapter of National Communication to the UN Climate Change Programme (UNFCCC).

FDW: A decade of RVO management (2022)

In this report, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) programme team reflects on a decade of implementing Sustainable Water Fund (FDW) water projects in public-private partnerships (PPP).

A roadmap towards adapting and mitigating land subsidence in Central Java Province, Indonesia

National Roadmap on Land Subsidence in Central Java, Indonesia. The roadmap was developed for the FDW14RI14 project of the Sustainable Water Fund.

Self-assessment study 

A study on climate resilience in FDW-funded water management projects.

From source to tap in Ethiopia

The FDW project 'From source to tap in Ethiopia' organised an end-of-project event to share lessons learnt and experiences. Watch the recording.

The impact of FDW programmes

Pilot study on the impact of FDW programmes according to the 'Sprockler Sensemaking' method

Webinar

Webinar by BoP Innovation Center about Inclusive PPPs Emerging Best Practices FDW and FDOV (YouTube, 1:14:27, October 2018).

The world of water

Vice Versa publication 'The world of water', including 3 FDW projects in Egypt (page 20), Kenya (page 30) and the Philippines (page 42).

Programme-related downloads

Partner publications

• How MCWD water helped saving lives in Cebu City (YouTube)

This video is about rainforestation in the Philippines.

PPPLab documents

PPPLab was a four-year action research and joint learning & support initiative. It was active between 2014 and 2018. It aimed to share the relevance, effectiveness and quality of Dutch supported public-private partnerships (PPPs). PPPLab's mission was to gather and share knowledge and lessons from and on PPPs. This knowledge and lessons are valuable for improving implementation and policy. PPPLab's initiative focused on partnerships in the first rounds of the:

• Sustainable Water Fund (FDW), and
• Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security (FDOV).

In our documents and publications library you can find all PPPLab documents.