#45 - Governments of developed countries should be held to account for their commitments to increase aid to the water sector. Overall ODA for water should be doubled, as a first step. Donors and MFIs should aim to make substantial increases in the share of water in their total commitments.

#46 - Individual donors should contribute their share towards this target, depending on the size of their current aid to the water sector. This ODA increase should preferably be in the form of grants rather than concessional loans.

#51 - The panel encourages the parties involved to enter ‘debt for water’ swaps as a means of increasing local currency funds available for water projects.

#62 - MFIs and donors should resume lending to essential surface and underground water storage projects, subject to adequate social and environmental safeguards.