Basic Sanitation Programme for Rural Communities in the state of CEARA: Adaptation to Climate Change

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LACIF and KfW contribute to the achievement of the Brazilian goal of universalization of basic water and sanitation services and to socially-inclusive development in the rural areas of one of the states of Brazil with the lowest income, Ceará. Ceará has an estimated population of 9.0 million, 4% of Brazil’s total population, and shares only 2% of national GDP. It is is located in a semi-arid region where high average temperatures, low precipitation and recurrent droughts are characteristic, and where water and sanitation infrastructure is insufficient. Only one third of the households in rural areas have access to safe and piped drinking water.The program’s overall objective is to strengthen the resilience of the rural population towards water scarcity, and improve access to drinking water, sanitation and sewage treatment. For this, the program will strengthen the capacities of the SISARs (the local operating companies – Integrated Rural Sanitation Systems) and community associations to sustainably operate and maintain the state’s water and sanitation systems and promote responsible use of water.