The BraSIS project : a EU-Brazil sector dialogue project on basic sanitation

The Brazilian Sanitation Information System (BraSIS) is one of the projects approved in the frame of the 6th Call for the EU- Brazil Sector Dialogue within "Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Issues" component. This Sector Dialogue is based on the principles of reciprocity and complementarity and aimed at fostering the exchange of know-how and experiences in areas of mutual interest, in this case water supply and sanitation. The BraSIS project's two key partners are the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and the Joint Research Center (JRC) - Water Resources (WR) Unit of the European Commission (EC), based in Ispra (Italy). The results obtained from the BraSIS project and presented in these pages are based on a previous study undertaken by the Economics and Public Policy Research Group (EcoPP/FIOCRUZ/CNPq) through an agreement (2008-2010) signed with the Ministry of Cities to evaluate the results from the National Survey of Basic Sanitation 2008 (IBGE, 2010). The expertise and dialogue exchanged between the European and Brazilian partners centered on: i) analyzing the management and regulation of water and sanitation services information systems in Brazil as observed from the perspective of the different experiences and know-how of the experts involved in the project; and, ii) analyzing current data/information acquisition methods employed by the sector in Brazil. These findings have been shared and discussed for the purpose of refining and completing the recommendations in this technical report.