Delegated Cooperation In Nicaragua – Altamira
Programme for the Improvement of the Drinking Water Service in the Altamira
LAIF Nicaragua-Altamira: Programme for the Improvement of the Drinking Water Service in the Altamira – Managua Sector With a Focus on Sustainability and Equity.
In December 2019, the AECID and the European Union signed the Contribution Agreement LA/2019/411-582 to fund the project “Improvement of the Drinking Water Service in the Altamira – Managua Sector With a Focus on Sustainability and Equity”, for a total of 10 million euros, to be implemented by the Nicaraguan public water and sewage company, ENACAL, over a period of 42 months.
This project will help to ensure that approximately 40,000 homes will receive a 24-hour drinking water service, reducing the amount of water not billed by 15.15%, increasing revenue to 90% by 2023, thus ensuring the sustainability of the service. By the end of the project, it is expected that 30,257 families will have made changes concerning hygienic and sanitary behaviour and efficient water use.
The overall goal is to improve the living conditions of the population and to contribute to the effective fulfilment of human rights to water and sanitation. The programme was formally launched in May 2020 and the first tenders to start the planned activities were called throughout 2021.
