Ceara Rural Sustainable Development and Competitiveness

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The objectives of the Ceara Rural Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Project for Brazil are to: (i) improve the sustainability of rural production and rural income generation; and (ii) contribute to the borrower?s efforts to universalize access to water services. The project has three components. (1) Economic inclusion component will promote investments in rural economic inclusion in the borrower's territory, through: (a) the provision of support for: (i) the preparation of business plans; (ii) the construction of warehouse facilities (iii) productive and environmental services subprojects; and (iv) the development of a state-wide disaster risk management policy, contingency plans and early warning systems for the prevention of natural disasters. (2) Water services component will support the State's efforts to ensure universal access to potable water and water services in rural areas and for the scaling up of existing water distribution management system models. (3) Institutional strengthening and project management component will support the technical and administrative management of the project, including information system, monitoring and impact evaluation; training and technical assistance activities to strengthen stakeholders and public functions that are critical to ensure the project implementation and sustainability.