Considerable effort has been made worldwide to disseminate information and provide technical assistance to encourage the adoption and implementation of the water safety plan (WSP) methodology. Described since the third edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, a WSP provides guidance for water utilities to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water and protect health. Attention is now being given to understand the success of efforts to advance adoption of the WSP methodology in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. More specifically, there is interest in knowing how early adopters developed strategies to implement the WSP methodology and what challenges exist for further implementation. To better understand adoption and implementation trends, key informants from five LAC countries were interviewed and case studies were developed to reveal the diversity of WSP approaches applied in the region. Results indicate that WSP implementation is more widespread than previously reported. Respondents affirmed that the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality are routinely used as a model for country-level drinking-water regulations, which has led to uptake of the WSP methodology. Interview respondents also revealed innovative national strategic approaches for WSP implementation.
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June 08 2013
Awareness, adoption and implementation of the water safety plan methodology: insights from five Latin American and Caribbean experiences
Brian Hubbard;
1Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Services Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-60, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
E-mail: bhubbard@cdc.gov
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Richard Gelting;
Richard Gelting
1Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Services Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-60, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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Maria del Carmen Portillo;
Maria del Carmen Portillo
2Past Regional Coordinator, International Water Association, Latin American and Caribbean Office, Lima, Peru
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Tom Williams;
Tom Williams
3International Water Association, Den Haag Office, Koningin Julianaplein 2–7th floor, 2595 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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Ricardo Torres
Ricardo Torres
4Pan American Health Organization, Calle Victor Sanjinez No. 2678, Edificio Torre Barcelona Pisos 1, 6 and 7, Zona Sopocachi, La Paz, Bolivia
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (2013) 3 (4): 541–548.
Article history
Received:
December 21 2012
Accepted:
April 15 2013
Citation
Brian Hubbard, Richard Gelting, Maria del Carmen Portillo, Tom Williams, Ricardo Torres; Awareness, adoption and implementation of the water safety plan methodology: insights from five Latin American and Caribbean experiences. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 December 2013; 3 (4): 541–548. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.001
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