Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has released its Global Water Strategy Indonesia High Priority Country Plan.
Under this plan, USAID will invest over USD50 million to reach more than one million Indonesians with access to safe, sustainable, and climate-resilient drinking water and sanitation services by 2027. USAID will also work to mobilize USD300 million for the water and sanitation sector in Indonesia while strengthening 100 water and sanitation sector institutions.
USAID Assistant Administrator Michael Schiffer announced the plan’s release in a meeting with the Regional Secretary of South Sulawesi, Andi Darmawan Bintang, on Friday. Assistant Schiffer reaffirmed USAID’s commitment to supporting the Indonesian government and local partners to reach a water-secure future for all Indonesians and asserted.
“We are excited to see the Government of Indonesia taking a global leadership role in the water and sanitation sector,” said Assistant Administrator Schiffer in a media release issued by USAID.
“From the 2022 Sanitation and Water for All conference in Jakarta to next year’s World Water Forum in Bali, USAID will continue to support Indonesia’s efforts to convene stakeholders," the official added.
In conjunction with the release of the high-priority country plan, Assistant Administrator Schiffer also announced the launch of USAID’s Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Market (IUWASH Pasar) activity, a five-year, USD10 million investment will bolster USAID’s ongoing IUWASH Tangguh program, a USD44 million investment to improve access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services and improve water resources management, particularly for those in poor and underserved areas.
