Project profile — Technology for Sustainable Water Resource Governance
Overview
Overview
| CA-3-D003013001 | |
| $4,005,250 | |
| Change for Children Association (CA-CRA_ACR-0010011162) | |
| 2017-03-24 - 2021-12-31 | |
| Operational |
Country / region
• Nicaragua (100.00%)Sector
• Water And SanitationWater sector policy and administrative management (14010) (50.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (50.00%)
Policy marker
• Gender equality (significant objective)• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (principal objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (principal objective)
Description and results
Description
The project aims to enhance participation in democratic processes, strengthen the ability of rural populations to hold their governments to account, and increase the responsiveness of public institutions with respect to water supply needs and sustainable management of water resources in Nicaragua. Project activities include: (1) providing training, technical and legal support to local municipal staff and community water committee networks; (2) water well infrastructure; (3) disseminating tools (smart phones, data plans and a customized app, etc.) to rural populations in the water scarce northwestern region of the country; and (4) training local government officials and the facilitation of networks among water stakeholders to increase responsiveness of public institutions to the need for sustainably managed potable rural water systems.
Expected results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced equitable and inclusive participation in democratic decision-making processes related to water supply systems and sustainable water resources management, especially by women and marginalized groups, through the use of technology; ( 2) increased use of science and technology by people, especially women and marginalized groups, to hold governments to account for water supply needs and the sustainable management of water resources; and (3) increased responsiveness of public institutions to people’s, especially women and marginalized groups, need for sustainable water supply systems and management of water resources, through the use of technology.
Financials
Financials
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Related information
Related information
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Related links • Partner website — Change for Children Association |
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| Global Affairs Canada | |
| KFM Intl Dev Partnerships & Operations | |
| Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation | |
| Bilateral | |
| Project-type interventions |
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