Supporting governance, with the implementation of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation and with rural and peri-urban development, and strengthening the sustainability of systems
2022 marked the end of the Fund’s most extensive program in the Dominican Republic, called Investments in drinking water and sanitation (DOM-001-M). This initiative made it possible to increase the coverage of drinking water and sanitation services, strengthen the commercial, technical, and operational management of the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewerage (INAPA) and the provinces involved, and decentralize services to rural communities. In addition, the integrated approach to water management was promoted, including aspects such as health and environmental education and management training. The commercial and technological improvements in the provinces made it possible to make a significant leap towards the modernization of services, achieving goals such as the increase and improvement of the land registration databases (cadastre), invoicing, and the increase in collection revenues, thus favoring the sustainability of the system. In addition, it has been possible to involve women in the management of the service, reduce open defecation, and improve water quality by reducing contamination, eliminating discharges, and reducing the percentage of untreated wastewater.
However, there are still pending aspects, such as the metering of users’ consumption, to provide transparency to the values billed and promote reasonable water use. It is also necessary to take actions to reduce consumption, which is still extremely high; to know the importance of unaccounted water; to promote micro-metering; and to establish sustainable tariffs with efficient subsidy systems for the different socioeconomic levels of the population.
MAP OF INTERVENTIONS
Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, RD.- La Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), en coordinación con el Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo (MEPYD), presentó a la Corporación del Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Santiago (Coraasan) el proyecto piloto para asegurar el derecho humano al agua del distrito municipal de Pedro García.
