OTHER PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND
COL-038-SECT: In December 2022, the program for the Development of a new aqueduct and sewerage tariff framework applicable to all small providers in the Colombian territory, both rural and urban, was approved, always with particular emphasis on the criteria of simplicity, differentiation, flexibility, and progressiveness. This initiative is financed with 160,000 euro from AECID. Still, it will be implemented through the Water Fund. It will be led by the Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation Regulatory Commission (CRA) – Special Administrative Unit (UAE), attached to the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.
COUNTRY CONTEXT
Colombia is one of the countries where the most significant number of FCAS programs have been carried out. There have been eight, of which two are still under implementation, plus one associated project. The actions implemented so far have already improved living conditions for more than 115,000 people.
The Fund’s work in the country has focused on areas of displacement due to the conflict that the country has experienced, such as Chocó and Nariño, areas of settlement of displaced populations (mainly on the outskirts of Cartagena de Indias), and rural areas and indigenous communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Guajira, Sucre, and Cauca.
