MW-National Water Development (BD FY95)

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The National Water Development Project will support the implementation of the Government of Malawi Water Resources Management Policy and Strategies by reforming and upgrading the management of water resources and the provision of water related services to: (a) ensure convenient access to safe water for domestic use, for a progressively larger proportion of the community; (b) provide water infrastructure capable of underpinning economic development; and (c) assure the protection and management of water resources and of aquatic and riparian environments. Improve sector sustainability and upgraded physical and financial performance are subordinate objectives vital to the attainment of the primary objective and will be achieved, within the project, through: (a) institutional restructuring; (b) the development and utilization of both the public and private sectors; (c) active involvement of stakeholders; (d) implementation of a policy framework and strategies guiding new investment in the sector, water resources allocation, pricing and cost recovery; and (e) implementation of a coherent program of investment in rehabilitation and in new services consistent with these principles, and managed by the restructured sector institutions.