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Resolution No. 52/2010 approving the National Water Sanitation Plan (PNSB).

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial, I Serie, No. 38.
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste management Pollution control Waste domestic sources Effluent waste water/discharge Policy/planning Environmental standards Potable water Water quality standards Water supply Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution approves the National Water Sanitation Plan (PNSB). This Plan, consisting of 6 Sections and several tables and matrixes, promotes the access to water sanitation in all the municipalities of the entire country, trying to find sustainable solutions to the problem of environmental insalubrities, which generate negative impacts to the human health and natural heritage. It deals with all aspects related to water sector, such as: water sanitation, potable water, water supply, water quality standards, water desalinization, surface and underground water exploitation, etc. The above mentioned Plan is divided as follows: Theoretical frame work; Methodology; Appraisal of the Water Sanitation in Cape Verde; On-going plans and projects; Plan of action; Final considerations.

Full text
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Website
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