Regulatory framework
Establishes the standards applicable to drinking water and sanitation services in the national territory as a basic instrument for promoting quality of life in the population and strengthening sustainable development as a generational legacy.
The National Drinking Water and Sanitation Plan of Honduras (PLANASA) establishes the strategic guidelines, implementation mechanisms and investments required to meet the goals established in the Law for the Establishment of a Country Vision and the Adoption of a Nation Plan for Honduras, in accordance with the institutions established in the Framework Law of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sector.
Institutional Framework
It is the official representative of the Government of Honduras in matters of drinking water and sanitation, nationally and internationally, with functions of formulation and approval of the national policy of the sector, development of strategies, national plans, coordination and agreement of the activities of the different institutions. public or private linked to the topic of drinking water and sanitation. The Manager of the National Autonomous Service of Aqueducts and Sewers (SANAA), acts as Executive Secretary of CONASA, and the SANAA institution itself must act as Technical Secretariat of CONASA.
It is made up of the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Environment, Secretary of Finance, Presidency of the AMHON, a representative of the Water Administration Boards and a representative of the users of the services.
With the purpose of supporting the development and transformation of the National Agricultural Sector. The General Directorate of Irrigation and Drainage is attached to and depends directly on the Sub-Secretary of Agriculture.
The objective is to promote and support the development and transformation of the Agricultural Sector, through the incorporation of water input to agricultural activities, in such a way that it allows diversifying and increasing the production and productivity of the sector, both for domestic consumption and export products. ; comply with the principle of food security and improve the standard of living of the Honduran population. Ensure that the agricultural and forestry sectors are profitable, competitive, sensitive and capable of inserting themselves into the international economy. Among the proposed goals is to expand the irrigation area with emphasis on small irrigation and drainage work.
In Honduras, a country highly vulnerable to the climate crisis, at least 5.5 million people, 56.7 % of the population, do not have access to safe sanitation, according to official figures from Water For People.In some areas of Honduras, the cost of a barrel of the precious liquid ranges between 40 and 60 lempiras (between 1.62 and 2.44 dollars), an amount that families in Honduras, where more than 70 % of the population lives in poverty, often cannot afford.
Honduras
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The water supply in Honduras is 87. The supply of water in Honduras is 87,000 cubic hectometers per year, but the demand for the liquid (2,300 cubic hectometers) is not satisfied in relation to the total coverage of access, as there is still a large gap between urban and rural areas, according to official figures.The construction of dams is one of the great challenges of Honduras to ensure access to water, for which the country requires an investment of at least 2,300 million lempiras (93.6 million dollars), according to the Regulatory Entity of Drinking Water and Sanitation Services (Ersaps).