 Responsibility for establishing sectoral policy is legally vested in the "Subsecretaría de Agua Potable y Saneamiento" or Subministry of Potable Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.However, there is no clear definition of roles and responsibilities between various national and sub-national actors, nor is there an independent regulator of water supply and sanitation services.Stakeholders in the sector include the Ecuadorian State Bank, the "Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia" (FISE) or Emergency Social Investment Fund and several governmental ministries at the national, provincial and municipal level, among others.