Action 7 - Establish fees to be charged to users of public standpipes

In 2019, the Directorate-General for Natural Resources and Energy with the support of the Sao Tome and Principe Country Water Partnership brought together stakeholders from national and local government agencies, development partners, and NGOs to define a series of strategic actions for advancing on IWRM in Sao Tome and Principe. The following action was defined as part of that process and included in an action plan.

The purpose of this action is to raise revenue for IWRM elements by establishing fees for the usage of public standpipes.

IWRM Dimension: Financing
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 4.2b. Revenues raised for IWRM elements
Level: Sub-national
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation