Central African Republic - First Sector Sub-Programme for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangui and Four Prefectures

The present intervention concerns the First Sector Sub-Programme for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangui and Four Prefectures. The intervention in Bangui will be carried out in two phases. A first phase, to be carried out over a period of 6 months, will consist of emergency work to rehabilitate pumping and water treatment stations, complementary to those financed by the World Bank. In a second phase, the sub-programme will finance the preparation of the studies of Preliminary Summary Projects (PSA) and Detailed Preliminary Projects (DPP) and Tender Documents (DTP) for the priority tranche identified following the study of the Bangui City Water Supply Master Plan. The sub-programme sought to: (i) restore the nominal drinking water production capacity of the only pumping station in Bangui by raising it from 750 m3 /hour to 1,500 m3 /hour; and (ii) increase drinking water and sanitation coverage rates from 28% and 1.7%, respectively, to 67% and 10% by 2015 in the targeted rural areas, while supporting the reintegration of people into their respective communities. The components of the sub-programme are: (i) institutional capacity-building; (ii) development of drinking water supply and sanitation infrastructure; (iii) sub-programme management, knowledge management and monitoring and evaluation.