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Contact:
Chris Satney
Saturday, December 4, 2004 - The National Authorizing Office of the
European Development Fund has pledged to do all within its power to ensure that
St. Lucia makes use of a new water facility developed by the European Union for
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP).
The project, which will assist ACP countries in dealing with their water and
sanitation problems, is being by funded to the tune of some one billion Euros.
The demand driven facility allows government departments, non-state actors and
even NGOs in St. Lucia and other ACP States to send in proposals in order to
access funding for various initiatives aimed at solving their water problems.
St. Lucia will be in competition with 78 other ACP countries for funds under the
facility.
More than just providing funds for better sanitation, the facility can also be
utilized for the funding of water governance, policy and education, as well as
for the effective management of water resources.
The new water facility is in keeping with millennium goals established at the
World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. The summit sought to improve on
people’s access to fresh water and basic sanitation around the world.
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