Mr. Boubacar Kane is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a long history working in the civil engineering industry. Currently he is the General Director for SOMAGEP-SA, the National Water Management Company of Mali. In this position his duties include …
2019 Annual Report
View PostThe Six Elements of Accountability that can help you achieve your goals by Peter Macy
ROCKBlue and its partners are results driven. Activities are far less important than results, especially sustained or durable results. An indispensable element for achieving results is accountability. Hence, we thought we would share an easy to use acronym to help …
Non-Sewerage Sanitation (part 1 of 2) by Tendai Hardwork Madzaramba
Mr. Madzaramba is a Water Resources Engineer with experience in wastewater reuse, decentralized water and wastewater systems focusing on increased water supply, environmental sustainability and improved public health. We are pleased to share his interview in this two-part series on …
Municipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 4 of 4: Strategies for Mega Finance
Are there advantages to going after financing for larger agglomeration infrastructure like hydropower versus smaller or medium-sized financing in one sector such as water? It depends on what instruments you’re looking for. For longer-term infrastructure finance, two types of financing …
2019 Highlights
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View PostMunicipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 3 of 4: Resources for Municipal Finance
For a utility or municipality needing assistance with municipal finance, what resources such as reports, classes, professional organizations, can you suggest? Bilateral and multilateral aid agencies offer many good programs. It’s hard to pick just one, but I can easily …
Application of benchmarking to improve financial strength – John Njalam’mano
View PostMunicipal Finance Series by Professor Jeremy Gorelick – Part 2 of 4: Avoiding Mistakes in Municipal Finance
In sourcing municipal investment. What are the most common mistakes made by utilities and municipalities? First, is a failure to incorporate master planning. That is, between different parts of the city, different divisions of the city, or different departments. These …