ABSTRACT
Water management involves the protection of resources in order to secure safe water for consumption and continued use by the world population. It is especially urgent to secure access to quality drinking water for human consumption and improved sanitation services to reduce waterborne diseases and promote economic and social development. The number of unserved people in rural populations needs special attention in order to reach higher coverage with a healthful water supply and sanitation services. According to the report Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation, Special Focus on Sanitation from Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), the Latin American and Caribbean regions are advancing in their efforts to increase coverage of improved drinking water sources. Remedies for the lack of access to water and sanitation services in rural areas must involve the use of innovative technology, but innovation is also needed in creating good governance, which means institutional and financial mechanisms.
