Norte Grande Water Infrastructure

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The objective of the Norte Grande Water Infrastructure Project is to increase sustainable access to water supply and urban drainage services in the Norte Grande region of Argentina, by providing investments in infrastructure and supporting institutional development. The Project has three components. Component one concerns water supply and urban drainage infrastructure and will finance the rehabilitation, upgrading and reconstruction of water supply and urban drainage systems that are declared eligible during implementation. Component two includes institutional development and technical assistance and will finance (i) institutional and/or operational strengthening programs for participating water and sanitation service providers, (ii) technical assistance to service providers and regional entities with responsibilities over water and sanitation and urban drainage services and carrying out of studies, (iii) institutional strengthening activities aimed at promoting water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector knowledge and capacity building within relevant sector institutions, and (iv) strengthening of the operational, social, environmental, fiduciary and supervision management capacity of UCPyPFE (Unidad Coordinadora de Programas y Proyectos con Financiamiento Externo) and participating provinces. Component three comprises of project management and supervision and will finance project management and supervision activities (including specialized independent technical supervision and Project audits).