Improving access to water and sanitation in the Nile Delta

The program’s objective is to make an overall improvement to the water and sanitation service in the Delta (governorates of Beheira, Damiette, Gharbeya and Charkeya), in order to reduce groundwater pollution and health risks for the population. The specific objectives are to:Improve the service in terms of quantity and quality in four Delta governorates, thanks to an investment program focused on the most urgent needs,Consolidate the sector reform, by building the investment planning and strategic management capacities of the water holding company (the contracting authority),Build the capacities of companies to plan and make their investments and improve their technical and financial performance to allow them to recover their operating and maintenance costs.