0
0
The National Water and Sewerage Policy of the Maldives 2017 sets out the government’s plans for water and sewerage services in the future and the steps that will be taken to ensure the provision of appropriate and sustainable water and sewerage services for all.
The Policy sets out the 9 following goals: Ensuring access to safe water supply and adequate sewerage services; adopting cost-effective, environmentally sound, and appropriate technologies; strengthening the legal framework; encouraging private investments in the water sector; building institutional capacity; maintaining financial and environmental sustainability; strengthen advocacy and awareness; promote research and development; protect and conserve water resources.
The Policy describes the current state of the water sector in the Maldives and the challenges and barriers to future development. Subsequently, a policy objective and strategies are defined for each policy goal.
Adopting cost-effective, environmentally sound and appropriate technologies shall be done on a climate-resilient concept. A national coordination mechanism shall be established to ensure sustainability and climate-resiliency shared water infrastructure such as water catchments, stormwater, and irrigation systems.
Strategies for the system’s economic viability include the development of a suitable tariff structure. As for the policy goal to protect and conserve water resources, strategies foresee the establishment of an effective research-based monitoring program and platform of inhabited islands’ resources, the development and implementation of evidence-based plans water resource management plans taking into consideration the vulnerability and of each of the islands’ water resources, encouragement of water reclamation, and water reuse, water demand management, and minimization of water pollution.
Private investment shall be based on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) models. Climate-resilient concepts shall be used in developing water and sewerage systems.
The Policy was retrieved from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology and was published on 1 January 2017.
The Policy has a ten-year timeframe and a review of the Policy will be in the fifth year. It is aligned with articles 22 (protection of the environment) and 23 (economic and social rights) of the Constitution and Goal 6 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Help SAR-Climate keep this document page accurate and updated by suggesting an edit or any corrections here.
