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Servicios sostenibles e innovadores de Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene en zonas rurales - SIRWASH Cerrando brechas en la cobertura y calidad de los servicios de agua, saneamiento e higiene para asegurar servicios asequibles, sostenbibles y de calidad

La provisión de servicios de ASH de calidad en poblaciones rurales de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) es un gran desafío para la región. ALC tiene los más altos niveles de desigualdad en el acceso a estos servicios y concentra altos índices de vulnerabilidad y pobreza. Ante este desafío, COSUDE impulsa la iniciativa SIRWASH para asegurar la prestación sostenible y de calidad de los servicios de ASH en comunidades rurales, sobre la base del Modelo SABA y la experiencia de sus socios estratégicos.

USOS MÚLTIPLES DEL AGUA COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA COMBATIR LA POBREZA EXPERIENCIAS EN BOLIVIA Y COLOMBIA

CONDESAN / Sistema Andino de Cuencas CPWF
DIÁLOGO DE POLÍTICAS, InfoAndina, November 2006

Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030 REACH working paper 12

The climate crisis and global pandemic have accelerated the urgency of providing safe
drinking water services around the world. Global progress to safe drinking water is
off-track with uncertain and limited data on the extent and performance of rural water
service providers to inform policy and investment decisions. This report documents
a global diagnostic survey to evaluate the status and prospects of rural water service
providers from 68 countries. The service providers describe providing drinking water
services to a population of around 15 million people through over 3 million waterpoints.

The data provides information on the scale and sustainability of rural water services to
examine:
• The extent and type of professional water service provision in rural areas globally;
• Self-reported metrics of operational and financial performance; and,
• The size and scope of current rural service providers that could transition to resultsbased
funding.

Five major findings emerge. First, most service providers aim to repair broken
infrastructure in three days or less. Second, almost all service providers reported at least
one type of water safety activity. Third, most service providers collect payments for water
services. Fourth, about one third of service providers reported major negative shocks to
their operations from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifth, non-governmental service providers
in low income countries less often report receiving subsidies for operations, and more
often report paying part of user fees to government, including through taxes.
Most rural water service providers are working towards provision of affordable, safe and
reliable drinking water services. Key barriers to progress include sustainable funding
and delivery of services at scale. We propose four conditions to promote scale and
sustainability based on policy alignment, public finance, professional service delivery,
and verifiable data. To illustrate these conditions, we consider the differing context and
service delivery approaches in the Central African Republic and Bangladesh. We conclude
by identifying a group of 77 service providers delivering water services for about 5 million
people in 28 countries. These 77 service providers report operational metrics consistent
with a results-based contracting approach. Technical assistance might support many
more to progress. We argue that government support and investment is needed to
rapidly progress to the scale of 100 million people to provide evidence of pathways to
universal drinking water services for billions more.

Efectos del Programa de Agua Potable y Saneamiento para Pequeñas Localidades y Comunidades Rurales en Bolivia Resultados de la evaluación de impacto intermedia

En este estudio, evaluamos la efectividad de una intervención de dotación de sistemas comunales de agua por cañería y soluciones individuales de saneamiento en pequeñas comunidades rurales dispersas de cuatro departamentos de Bolivia.

Groundwater and Drilling Insights from over 50 countries

This report draws together the insights on drilling on groundwater and drilling from 181 participants that were shared on the 2018 and 2019 UNDP Cap-Net/Skat Foundation courses entitled Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects and Programmes. The report provides insights into groundwater dependency, self-supply, groundwater data, siting, supervision, procurement and contract management, the institutional and legal framework, and the drilling industry from over 50 countries.

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