Honduras

 General Information

In Honduras, water and sanitation provision and management are governed by the Framework Law in the Water and Sanitation Sector (2003), which establishes the attributions and obligations at the national level. The Water and Effluents Quality Norms and Discharges to Reception Bodies were issued in 1995 and recently, a revision and update process has been ongoing.

In addition, Honduras initiated a process to return water and sewerage systems to the administration of the National Autonomous Service of Aqueducts and Sewerage (SANAA). Presently, there are approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Water Committees in the country, with various levels of development, providing services for peri-urban and rural communities of less than 50,000 inhabitants. Identifying financial mechanisms that support investments and guarantee sustainability is key for these systems in the long term.

GEF CReW+ in Honduras 

The project provides support for national activities in three components: 

• Component 1: Institutional, policy, legislative and regulatory reforms for Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (IWWM). 
  
  
• Component 2: Sustainable and tailor-made financing options for urban, peri-urban and rural IWWM. 
  
  
• Component 3: Provision of innovative small-scale, local, rural, peri-urban and community-based solutions for IWWM.