BR APL2 Sao Bernardo Integrated Water Management in Sao Paulo Program

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The objectives of the Integrated Water Management in Metropolitan Sao Paulo Adjustable Program Loan (APL) Program for Brazil are: (i) to protect and maintain the quality and reliability of Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo (MRSPs) water resources and potable water sources; (ii) to improve the quality of life of the poor populations residing in key targeted urban river basins in MRSP; and (iii) to improve the institutional capacity and the metropolitan management and coordination in MRSP in water resources management, water pollution control, land-use policy and basic service provision. The project has four components. (1) Institutional capacity building component is designed to support the executing agencies by strengthening their institutional capacity and promoting improved metropolitan management and coordination with regard to the key metropolitan challenges of water resources management, water pollution control, land-use policy and basic service provision. (2) Urban upgrading component is aimed at improving the standards and layouts of urban occupation in the targeted basins and improving the quality of life of the residents of these basins, especially the low-income communities living in informal settlements. (3) Environmental protection and recovery component is designed to protect and recover natural habitats and environmentally sensitive and degraded areas in the sub-basins with a view to improving environmental quality. (4) Integrated water supply and sanitation aims at reversing the main factors contributing to the pollution of the reservoirs and providing integrated water supply and sanitation services to the poor.