Rural and Small Towns Water Security Project

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The development objective of the Rural and Small Towns Water Security Project for Mozambique is to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in selected small towns and rural areas of Mozambique. The project comprises of four components. The first component, enhancement of water supply and sanitation services in small towns will finance additional investments for 22 systems from rural growth centers (8 in Nampula and 14 in Zambezia) to simplify project implementation and reduce transaction costs by concentrating investments in water supply systems in one institution. It consists of following sub-components: (i) construction, rehabilitation, and expansion of small towns and rural growth centers water supply systems; (ii) sanitation investments in small towns; and (iii) design and roll out performance‐based contracts (PBCs) for improved and inclusive service delivery by private operators. The second component, enhancement of water supply and sanitation services in rural areas will support the implementation of the second phase of the National Program for Rural Water and Sanitation (PRONASAR) (2019-2030) and contribute to increasing access to improved water supply and sanitation (WSS) for the rural population of the two most populated and underserved provinces of Mozambique, Nampula, and Zambezia. The third component, institutional and project management support will finance technical assistance (TA) for capacity development and project implementation support for central level implementing institutions (National Directorate for Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS) and Water and Sanitation Infrastructures Administration (AIAS)), and the extension of the regulatory role for the rural space and its strengthening in small towns. It consists of following sub-components: (i) provision of support for the development of the sector; (ii) TA and project management support for DNAAS; and (iii) institutional and project management support for AIAS. The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.