The Cape Verdian government has approved the creation of two new water and sanitation bodies. On 30 July 2013, parliament passed a bill for the establishment of the national water and sanitation council CNAS (Conselho Nacional de Água e Saneamento), and the following day it agreed to set up the national water and sanitation agency ANAS (Agência Nacional de Água e Saneamento).
The reform of the Cape Verdian water and sanitation sector is being supported by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). In February 2012 the MCC signed a second five-year compact with the government of Cape Verde, which focuses on reforming the water and sanitation sector and the land management sector.
The aim of the US$ 41.1 million Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project (WASH Project) of the MCC Cape Verde Compact II is to improve sector performance by:
- reforming national policy and regulatory institutions (National Institutional and Regulatory Reform Activity)
- transforming inefficient utilities into independent corporate entities operating on a commercial basis (Utility Reform Activity), and
- improving the quality and reach of water and sanitation infrastructure (Infrastructure Grant Facility)
According to AfriqueJet news, the national water and sanitation council CNAS is comprised of the following members:
- a government member responsible for the water and sanitation sector
- representatives of members of the executive body responsible for Finance, Planning, Agriculture, Energy, Economy, Sea, Health, Infrastructure and Local authorities.
- the chairman of the national water and sanitation agency ANAS
- the national association of city councils in Cape Verde
- the Chambers of Commerce and Services
- the Platform of non-governmental organizations
- associations linked to the problems of social integration and gender equality
- the consumers association
- the Chamber of Tourism
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