MuniWASH - Role of Municipalities in the Provision of Water and Sanitation Services in Benin (in English and French)
USAID, AAE (2021)
Published in: 2021
Pages: 7
Publisher:
USAID
Author:
USAID, AAE
Uploaded by:
SuSanA Admin
Partner profile:
common upload
837 Views
7 Downloads
Decentralization in Benin. In February 1990, the Conférence de Forces Vives de la Nation defined the Government of Benin’s plan to grant communes more legal and financial autonomy. The Beninese government outlined a vision that “Benin is organized into autonomous spaces, called communes, intended as public spaces of freedom, as initiatives, as an exercise of citizens' rights and participation offered to the different actors and development partners.”
The organization and functions of local authority, the exercise of supervision, and the transfer of State competencies to decentralized authorities are the key elements of decentralization in Côte d'Ivoire. Unfortunately, over the years, the transfer of powers and extensions of powers to the municipalities has not been effective. This has undermined the vision of making local and regional authorities essential links in promoting local development and good governance, while anchoring democracy and correcting inequalities. Water and sanitation is one of the most severely affected sectors in terms of poor local investment and governance.
Bibliographic information
USAID, AAE (2021). MuniWASH - Role of Municipalities in the Provision of Water and Sanitation Services in Benin (in English and French). USAID
Filter tags
English Sub-Saharan Africa
