BR Sergipe Water

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The objective of the Sergipe Water Project for Brazil is to promote the efficient and sustainable use of water in the Sergipe River Basin, by strengthening the State's sector management, enhancing soil management practices and improving water quality. There are three components to the project, the first component being integrated water resources management and institutional development. This component includes: a) preparatory work for the design of the institutional model of an agency in charge of water resource management; b) development of water resources and environmental management procedures and instruments; c) improvement of the soil management practices in the Sergipe River Basin; d) development and implementation of new regional management models for the provision and management of solid waste and water and sanitation services for rural and small towns; and e) carrying out of communication and environmental education programs. The second component is the water for irrigation. This component includes: i) rehabilitation and modernization of public irrigation perimeters and water infrastructure in the Poçao da Ribeira and Jacarecica one dam perimeters; ii) promotion of environmental management through the implementation of selected activities designed to promote soil and water conservation and more efficient irrigation methods for farmers; and iii) rehabilitation of existing tubular wells in the Sergipe River Basin and construction of small-scale rural and small-town water supply and sanitation solutions in selected localities of the Sergipe River Basin. Finally, the third component is the water for cities.