Research reports and studiesNovember 2020Nathaniel Mason, Sam Pickard, Charlene Watson, Bernd Klanten and Roger CalowWoman carrying water in Kashmir, India. Photo: Lesley Derksen/UnsplashAt WaterAid’s Water and Climate Summit in London, March 2020, a High-Level Group led by HRH Prince of Wales pledged to work towards boosting available finance for climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene, creating the Water and Climate Finance Initiative (WCFI). WaterAid has since facilitated the convening of a group of experts and stakeholders to identify key actions to deliver this objective. This report presents a review of the existing landscape of international financial flows to the water sector, with a specific focus on climate finance, to help inform the work of the WCFI.Read the research Just add water: a landscape analysis of climate finance for waterRelated From data to decisions: how to promote evidence-based decision-making through external investments in country-led monitoring processesThis report for WASH Matters WaterAid is aimed at helping the design of user-centred monitoring systems and encouraging data use in decision-making.Research reports and studies30 August 2019Future flows: global trends to watch on water and sanitationWe introduce ten global shifts in water and sanitation that present both challenges and opportunities for sustainable development, to 2030 and beyond.Working and discussion papers25 August 2017Water for food security: lessons learned from a review of water-related interventionsThis report looks at the relationship between water and food security, aiming to deepen understanding of the underlying issues and inform programme interventions.Research reports and studies5 June 2017Climate finance fundamentals 2: the evolving global climate finance architectureThis brief investigates the evolution of climate finance, describing the main actors and initiatives that have been active to date.Briefing papers27 November 2015See more:climate financewaterclimate changeGlobal