This Comment critiques current urban sanitation financing discourse and proposes sustainable cost recovery principles as a framework for more constructive conversations. The way we talk about financing matters, and a better conversation can lead to better outcomes. We contend that framing discussions around sustainable cost recovery principles can foster fairer, more sustainable financing arrangements that acknowledge sanitation as a critical public good while ensuring service provider viability and user affordability.

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可持续成本回收原则可以推动为关键的城市卫生服务提供公平、持续的资金


本评论批评了当前的城市卫生融资话语，并提出了可持续成本回收原则，作为更具建设性对话的框架。我们谈论融资的方式很重要，更好的对话可以带来更好的结果。我们认为，围绕可持续成本回收原则进行框架讨论可以促进更公平、更可持续的融资安排，承认卫生是一项关键的公共产品，同时确保服务提供商的生存能力和用户的负担能力。