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With the aim of guaranteeing universal drinking water and sanitation service in Peru, the Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Hania Pérez de Cuéllar, presented the action platform "United for Water and Sanitation" with the participation of various actors from the public and private sectors.
Currently, 3.4 million people in the country do not have drinking water (10% of the population) and 7.6 million (24%) Peruvians do not have basic sanitation, so the contribution of all sectors is needed to close these gaps.
Precisely, the platform is a multi-stakeholder alliance that brings together representatives of the three levels of government, the private sector, international cooperation, academia and civil society, who will put into action the commitments of the National Pact United for Water, signed in September last year by the same actors.
"We have decided to take this step and move from the commitment of the forum to this platform and you have been invited, because we believe and are convinced that, from your leadership, we will be able to achieve the objectives we have set ourselves, such as closing gaps in water and sanitation," said Minister Hania Pérez de Cuéllar during the presentation of the platform.
Among the objectives of the platform for action is to channel proposals to contribute to the strengthening of water governance in Peru, contribute to the definition of the national public policy on water and sanitation, develop the roadmap to implement the national public policy on water and sanitation, and implement and develop a mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of Development Goal 6 of the United Nations (UN).
Regulatory Progress
The "United for Water and Sanitation" action platform will also improve policy in the sector. Along these lines, the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation carried out a structural reform of the sector through Legislative Decree (DL) No. 1620, which modifies DL No. 1280, which approves the Framework Law on the Management and Provision of Sanitation Services.
The head of the Housing sector stressed that this regulation incorporates the headwaters of the basin as part of the provision of drinking water, which opens up endless opportunities for the generation of water resources.
Likewise, the National Multisectoral Water and Sanitation Policy 2024 – 2050, as well as the National Sanitation Plan 2024-2028, are being prepared. The latter will contain goals and indicators for closing gaps such as access, continuity, quality, sustainability and reliability, among others.
"Thank you for joining us and believing that in this government we will be able to close the gaps in water and sanitation, that we will protect our environment, taking care of it, but also developing it in a sustainable way," said Minister Pérez de Cuéllar.
The launch ceremony of the platform was also attended by the Minister of the Environment, Albina Ruiz; the Deputy Minister of Construction and Sanitation, Jorge Bustamante; the president of the board of directors of Aquafondo, Javier León, as well as representatives of universities, professional associations, international cooperation agencies, among others.
