| Project Name | Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiatives Phase II | | Project Objectives | (i) To support pro-poor water and sanitation investments in the secondary urban centres in the Lake Victoria Region; and build institutional and human resource capacities at local and regional levels for the sustainability of improved water and sanitation services;(ii) To upscale the benefits of water sector reforms to reach the local level in the participating urban centres; and reduce the environmental impact of urbanization in the Lake Victoria Basin. | | Duration and Cost | Formulation: One year at US$ 1.4 million from AWF/ADBImplementation: Seven years at US$ 221.57 million from ADB (90%) and Borrowers (10%) | | Phases/ Implementation | Short Term Interventions: (FY2010-2011): Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda at US$ 35 million to be effective from July 2010.Long Term Interventions: (FY2010-2017): Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda at US$ 186.57 million to be effective from July 2010. | | Main components | 1. Water Supply. This component focuses on high priority secondary towns to develop water supply infrastructure and enable them to achieve the water and sanitation related MDGs. It seeks to demonstrate that the MDGs can be achieved in a relatively short time frame and that investments can be sustained over the long term by effectively integrating physical infrastructure works, training and capacity building into a balanced and cohesive programme of interventions. 2. Sanitation. This component aims at addressing the run-down and non-existent basic infrastructure and services that have resulted in significant negative impacts on environment and the fragile ecosystem of the lake. It seeks to improve the health and livelihood of residents as well as the quality of the lake water. The strategy applied adopts a holistic approach in improving sanitation at the household and town levels. 3. Solid Waste Management. This component seeks to minimise negative environmental and health impacts associated with poor solid waste management. The strategy is to provide a sustainable solid waste management system/interventions for each focal town, capable of collecting, transporting and disposing of (or recycling) the projected volumes of solid waste. 4. Storm Water Drainage. This component aims at addressing siltation and pollution of water courses, caused by soil erosion and accelerated collection and transportation of both solid and liquid wastes. These result in floods and poor quality water bodies that cannot sustain healthy ecosystems. The strategy is to provide storm water drainages with adequate capacity for the catchments and other areas of unused public land, thereby attenuating storm flow, before naturally draining into water courses.5. Capacity Building and Training. This component ensures effective delivery of capital investment and long term sustainability of proposed interventions in all sectors. The strategy involves the establishment of institutions where they do not exist; provision of tools, equipment, offices, staff etc and training |
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