INE/WSA uses the UNICEF definition of sanitation which includes solid waste . 100 CITIES : prioritizes cities above 50,000 people 3,000 RURAL COMMUNITIES: prioritizes communities willing to run their local water and sanitation systems WATER DEFENDERS : 20 micro-watersheds EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT UTILITIES : promotes efficiency among water operators and better legal and regulatory frameworks
US$ 50 million : US$ 15 m ( when created ) + US$ 35 m on matching basis AquaFund also supports independent of lending operations .
12 completed : BO, BR, BZ, CH, CO, CR, EC, GU, HA, PE, PN, TT 11 in preparation : AR, BA, BH, DR, ES, GY, HO, JA, NI, SU, UR 3 initiating in 2009 : ME, PR, VE
7 Caribbean Countries (and their National Operators) benefited from the EE audits & plans: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago