Water supply and sanitation in Haiti

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Water supply and sanitation in Haiti

Data
Access to an improved water source	64% (2010) [1]
Access to improved sanitation	48% (2015) [1]
Continuity of supply	Mostly intermittent
Share of household metering	Almost nil
Financing	Almost entirely external grants
Institutions
Decentralization to municipalities	None, but envisaged
National water and sanitation company	DINEPA
Water and sanitation regulator	None
Responsibility for policy setting	Ministry of Public Works
Sector law	Yes
No. of urban service providers	n/a
No. of rural service providers	Comités d'Eau (hundreds)

Haiti faces key challenges in the water supply and sanitation sector: Notably, access to public services is very low, their quality is inadequate and public institutions remain very weak despite foreign aid and the government's declared intent to strengthen the sector's institutions. Foreign and Haitian NGOs play an important role in the sector, especially in rural and urban slum areas.