Access to clean water and sanitation and comprehensive freshwater management are essential to life, health, environment and economic prosperity in the developing countries. With more than 2 billion people globally living in countries with excess water stress and some 2.4 billion people with inadequate or no access to sanitation, SDG Goal No. 6 is undoubtedly one of the most important ones. Danish consulting engineers are globally known and acknowledged for our knowledge and results within freshwater management, water supply and sanitation. We design water and sanitation facilities, develop education programmes for hygiene and sanitation and water usage and provide capacity building to governments and local authorities in water and sanitation.
PROJECT: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR A WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMME
Since the 1990s, COWI has been a key player in supporting Benin’s water sector programme and leads in 2017 the technical assistance of the OmiDelta programme. The objective is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. Over a four-year period, the OmiDelta programme will invest 8 million euros in technical assistance to reduce poverty and improve socio-economic development linked to governance, health improvement, life expectancy, student learning, gender equality, etc.
COUNTRY: BENIN
COMPANY: COWI A/S
SECONDARY GOALS: 1 & 3