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CASE STUDY 6 Public-private partnership in Italy to improve water resource financing and management Organizations: ACEA (Italy’s national water utility) and Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP). Description: In 2024, ACEA and ISP signed the first national agreement for the protection and sustainable management of water in company production processes. The aim is to develop new systemic initiatives with innovative solutions to encourage efficient water use through technological advisory services and investments for the reuse of purified water. ISP will provide €20 billion ($21 billion)88 in financing to support company and operators’ initiatives in the water supply chain, whereas ACEA will offer technological advisory services to the recipients of the investment. Source: See endnote.89CASE STUDY 5 Water.org’s microfinance loan programme for water and sanitation Organizations: Water.org. Description: Financial institutions in developing countries often do not offer loans for water and sanitation to those living in poverty. To address this barrier of affordable financing, Water.org has created and scaled-up a solution known as WaterCredit®. Through this initiative, Water.org partners with financial institutions to generate microfinance loans for families who invest in their own water and sanitation improvements. To date, this approach has impacted more than 77 million people, generated 17 million water and sanitation loans and disbursed $6.6 billion in financial capital. Source: See endnote.87 Fit-for-purpose finance: case studies Pathway 2 Water Futures: Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Resilience 34