Action 8 - Introduce measures to show the economic value of water and rehabilitate aged infrastructures so as to reduce significant losses in the system.

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 introduce measures to show the economic value of water. This includes rehabilitating aged infrastructure to reduce significant losses in the distribution system.

IWRM Dimension: Financing
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 4.1a. National budget for infrastructure
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.4 Water efficiency, - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation