Promoting climate change adaptation and IWRM in the water and sanitation sector in Latin America within the framework of the FCAS – DCI-ALA/2013/319-515.
One of the axes of the «Great Fund» is delegated cooperation. This means the funds delegated by the European Union to member countries, in this case Spain, and specifically to the AECID, to implement development initiatives.
Such programmes have existed for more than a decade, but in recent years they have grown in importance in terms of the number of initiatives, countries involved, and funds allocated.
Some of these delegated cooperation programmes are associated with previous FCAS actions, where FCAS programmes act as a seed for the generation of larger initiatives.
The following table lists the delegated cooperation actions that have some relationship with the Water Fund. Either because they are associated with a specific FCAS programme, or because, without having a specific programme, the management is being carried out somehow by the Fund.
In total, until December 2024, 10 delegated cooperation operations have been carried out –or are being carried out: three of them in Bolivia, two in Nicaragua and the rest in Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti and Paraguay, one in each country. In addition, there was a regional programme covering interventions in different countries, ending in 2024.
In total, these delegated cooperation actions have involved a grant of 156 million from the European Union (including management fees), and have mobilised more than 840 million, bringing the total collective investment in these initiatives above €1 billion (taking into account contributions from other instruments, such as grants or loans from different entities).
Programmes delegated cooperation
Each one of the previous programmes is summarised below. More information about them can be found by clicking on the link next to the name:
Support to the Water and Sewerage Programme in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas. LAIF Bolivia-LA/2017/390-223
Integrated Water Management Programme in Urban Areas. DCI/LA/2019/410-047
Water and Sanitation Support Programme for small and intermediate cities in Bolivia
Sustainable drinking water and sanitation for the rural population of Portoviejo Canton, Province of Manabí, Ecuador. LAIF Ecuador. LA/2020/417-023)
URBAYITI Access to Basic Water and Sanitation Services. DCI Haiti. FED/2018/398-762
Water and Sanitation Project for the Metropolitan Area of Asunción (AMA) – Lambaré Basin
LAIF Nicaragua-Altamira: Programme to improve the drinking water service in the Altamira sector – Managua with a focus on sustainability and equity
LAIF Nicaragua: Comprehensive Sectoral Programme for Water and Human Sanitation (PISASH)
Promoting Ecological Transition in the Petén region
