Ecuador: Governance in the water and sanitation sector in Ecuador within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals

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Ensure Environmental Sustainability

JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS

Total Budget $5,981,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
  • Strengthening of national and local capacities for the participatory formulation of a National Plan for Water Resources.
  • Agreements with the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME) and the Ecuadorian Professional Training Service (SECAP).
  • Agreement with the Secretariat of Peoples to support the creation of forums for public participation.

The programme will contribute to developing democratic governance in W&S services with a perspective on integrated management of water resources, social, territorial and gender equity, and support to the overall government-driven reform process within the framework of the National Development Plan.

Expected results include: increased access to safe water and sanitation for the poorest populations of 4 provinces; contributing to the achievement of target 10 of MDG 7 and having an impact on MDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8; the implementation of a new regulatory and institutional framework for the W&S sector; the design and implementation of consensual public policies for effective services management; improving the technical, administrative and financial capacities of service providers in the areas of intervention; and the empowerment of women, social organisations and communities that participate in the sustainable and transparent management of the sector.

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