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The Porter Special Utility District issued a USD13m US Muni green bond on September 1, 2019, to finance water infrastructure projects including wells, waterline relocation, and storage tanks in Southeastern Montgomery County, Texas. The bond has an AA credit rating from S&P and a maturity date of December 1, 2045, but lacks certification and a formal reporting commitment.

This fact sheet by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) describes a study on enhancing the climate resilience of water and energy infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system and the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS), SEI evaluated seven major river basins to estimate the economic risks posed by climate change to hydropower and irrigation, providing recommendations for robust investment decision-making.

The Portland Water District issued a USD 7 million US municipal green bond on August 1, 2019, to fund the maintenance and replacement of water infrastructure in Portland, Maine.

The City of Columbia, South Carolina, issued a USD 37.9 million Certified Climate Bond on December 19, 2018, to finance and refinance stormwater assets. This issuance represents the first Certified Climate Bond from a US local government outside of New York and California, and the first in South Carolina.

This fact sheet details a USD 19 million US municipal green bond issued by the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation on November 15, 2018, to finance water supply infrastructure for the cities of Seguin and Schertz in Texas.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a green bond issuance by the New South Wales Treasury Corporation on November 15, 2018, totaling AUD 1.8 billion (USD 1.3 billion) with a five-year tenor.

This document is an independent reasonable assurance report issued by Ernst & Young (EY) on 26 October 2018. It evaluates whether the Treasury Corporation of NSW (TCorp) 2018 Green Bond pre-issuance process and its Sustainability Bond Framework align with specific international standards, including the Climate Bond Standard (CBS) v2.1 and the ICMA Sustainability Bond Guidelines.

The Climate Bonds Initiative's Q3 2018 report on the Chinese green bond market details a total issuance of USD 8.5 billion for the quarter, with a cumulative USD 21.5 billion for the first three quarters of 2018. The report highlights the dominance of financial corporates, the growth of local government financing vehicles, and the ongoing alignment challenges between Chinese and international green bond definitions.

This fact sheet details a green Asset-Backed Security (ABS) issuance by Chongqing Kangda Environmental Protection Industrial Co., Ltd. on August 10, 2018, totaling CNY 360 million (USD 52.7 million) to fund wastewater treatment infrastructure.

A letter from the South African Water Caucus (SAWC) to the Minister of Water and Sanitation, dated 27 June 2018, detailing a state of institutional crisis within the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and proposing priority actions to secure South Africa's water security.

The 2015 GreenCape Market Intelligence Report on the Water Sector provides an analysis of water resource management in South Africa, with a specific focus on the Western Cape. It details the governance framework, current infrastructure projects, and identifies seven key opportunity areas for private sector investment to address water scarcity and security challenges.

Budget Vote speech delivered by Minister Edna Molewa of the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWA) on May 21, 2013, outlining the department's focus on equity, redistribution, infrastructure development, and water security in South Africa.

This document describes the inaugural process of the Canadian Internet Forum (CIF), which took place from November 2010 to February 2011 to explore the public interest in the development and use of the Internet in Canada. The text also contains unrelated snippets regarding the use of dogs to detect oil spills under ice, a Parliamentary Budget Officer warning about the costs of a carbon capture tax credit, and the need for water infrastructure to mitigate climate change risks.

This research paper by Yolanda Kakabadse, former environment minister of Ecuador and President of WWF International, argues that traditional water infrastructure design—based on the assumption of a stationary climate—has led to the degradation of freshwater ecosystems and increased societal vulnerability. The author proposes a shift toward climate-sustainable development by integrating ecosystems into infrastructure planning, managing water at a basin scale, and moving away from sectoral silos in policymaking.

This report, written by an IISD consultant, evaluates the 'Istanbul version' of the OECD's Checklist for Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure released in March 2009. While acknowledging improvements over previous versions, the author argues that the checklist remains of limited operational value for practitioners due to internal contradictions, a failure to address systemic risks of international investment arbitration, and an over-reliance on outdated theoretical models regarding decentralization and regulation.

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (No. 1578) posed by Mr J H van der Merwe (IFP) regarding water shortages in the Dukuduku and St Lucia areas of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Mpumalanga Province Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs has granted environmental authorisation to the International Company for Water and Power Projects to construct a bulk water supply pipeline. The pipeline will connect the eMalahleni Reclamation Plant with the Khanyisa Power Station.

Vigeo Eiris conducted a pre-issuance verification of the Republic of Chile's first 2019 Green Bond to ensure alignment with the Climate Bonds Standard (CBS) version 2.1. The verification, completed on May 9, 2019, concluded that the bond's framework, project selection, and reporting systems conform to the required standards for solar energy, low carbon land transport, green buildings, and water infrastructure.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute describes the State Revolving Loan Funds (SRFs), specifically the Clean Water SRF (CWSRF) and Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF), detailing their financial structure, return on investment, and role in funding U.S. water infrastructure.

This reference guide by GreenCape provides water and wastewater businesses and investors with a framework for entering the South African public water sector. It details the institutional landscape, planned infrastructure spending in metropolitan and Western Cape municipalities, procurement legislation, and platforms for technology trialling.