The International Water Resources Association named the Municipal Services Project (MSP) research as the Best Paper of the Year in 2022!
The paper entitled Public water without (public) financial mediation? Remunicipalizing water in Valladolid, Spain (by Jorge Garcia-Arias, Hug March, Nuria Alonso and Mar Satorras) analyses an innovative remunicipalization process and the potential for public banks to play a larger role in financing public water services. It was published in a Special Issue of Water International on Public Banks and Public Water in Europe edited by Thomas Marois and David McDonald.
The Best Paper Award and honourable mention are awarded by year to author(s) based on the originality, innovation, technical quality, and contribution to water resources management of an article appearing in Water International.