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Ministerial Order No. 258/2010 approving the National Programme for Water Supply and Rural Water Sanitation (PRONASAR).

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, 3rd Supplement, No. 52.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Water quality standards Water supply Agricultural development Environmental planning Policy/planning Standards Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental standards Pollution control Freshwater pollution Protection of environment
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Order enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Ministerial Order approves the National Programme for Water Supply and Rural Water Sanitation (PRONASAR). This National Programme, consisting of 8 Sections, 9 Annexes and several Tables, is an joint effort between the Government of Mozambique and Development Agencies, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the private sector, community members and other stakeholders at central, provincial, district and local level. It aims at accelerating water supply systems and water sanitation in the rural environment in order to reach the Millennium Development Goals (70% of water supply and 50% of water sanitation in the rural environment) to contribute to the basic human needs, to improve the well-being and to reduce the rural poverty, through the increasing of use and access to water supply and sanitation services.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org