WATER FOR THE WORLD

SUCCESS STORIES

Supplying drinking water in deprived periurban communities (Congo)

Congo

Scope: Kinshasa and Mbuji Mbayi.

Objective: Supply drinking water to poor periurban communities.

Achievements: Sustainable drinking water for 730,000 people. Reducing the maximum distance to water sources from 13 to 0.5 km

Method:: Construction of wells, transport networks and tanks.

EU contribution: 6 million euros.

Success stories:

• Promotion of water management projects (Southern Mediterranean)
• Improvement of hygienic conditions (Nicaragua)
• Improving water management (Cameroon)
• Water supply and treatment (Tanzania)
• Reconciling the sustainable management of water resources with industrial development (China)