Congo - Study on drinking water supply and sanitation in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire

The presente study focuses on the rehabilitation and extension of drinking water supply and sanitation (DWSS) systems in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire. This project, with a planned duration of 16 months, aims to assess the state of the water supply systems of the two cities mentioned above and their management methods and to propose detailed preliminary projects for the rehabilitation and reinforcement of these systems. It was initiated because of the lack of water management and sanitation policy added to the advanced state of much of the equipment lead to precarious drinking water supply conditions of populations both in urban and rural areas, as well as a very low level of adequate sanitation service. The project is structured around three main components, namely: (i) the study; (ii) training; and (iii) the management of the study.