Niger - Project to support climate-change-resilient drinking water and sanitation services in Niamey and Tillaberi (PASEPA)

The development of the drinking water and sanitation (WATSAN) sub-sector in Niger is based on the Politique et stratégies pour l'eau et l'assainissement of 1999 and the Plan d'Action National de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau (PANGIRE) adopted in 2017. The implementation of these policy and strategy documents has led to major reforms, including the development of public-private partnerships in urban water supply, with the creation of two companies: Société de Patrimoine des Eaux du Niger (SPEN), a public company in charge of infrastructure, and Société d'Exploitation des Eaux du Niger (SEEN), a private operator responsible for running drinking water networks in urban areas and in the 55 centers conceded to SPEN, through a leasing contract. In addition, several planning and programming tools were adopted, such as the Integrated Platform for Water Security in Niger (PISEN) program, which aims to overcome the challenges of integrating fragility and climate resilience into the WATSAN sub-sector, and the PROSEHA water, hygiene and sanitation sector program, which aims to provide sustainable access to drinking water and sanitation for all by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).