IMPLEMENTASI KERJA SAMA ANTARA AUSTRALIA DENGAN TIMOR LESTE MELALUI PROGRAM BESIK II DALAM RANGKA MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS AIR BERSIH DAN SANITASI

Timor Leste is a country that just gained independence in 2002. Since its independence, the Government of Timor Leste has faced many problems related to the welfare of its people and has been unable to resolve these problems within its own country. The supply shortage of water supply and sanitation in rural areas of Timor Leste is one of the most significant domestic problems that continue to receive assistance from abroad. This then becomes a big problem being faced by the Government of Timor Leste regarding the health of its people. Given these problems, Australia as a neighboring country, provides assistance through cooperation between the Government of Australia through AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) and the Government of Timor Leste through the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Program, which is then followed by the Rural Clean Water and Sanitation Program or BESIK. II. The results of this study were that there were several problems during the program, but BESIK II still achieved significant and very good output results in increasing access to clean water and sanitation for people in Timor Leste. In this study, the authors will analyze the collaboration of the BESIK II Program through the concept of Global Water Governance by Messner and Nuschler with the four core variables of Global Water Governance