Tanzania Water Security for Growth

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Support for water security in Tanzania is envisioned as part of a larger country-water platform where water resource considerations are integrated into projects focused on energy, environment, agriculture, urban and rural resilience. Water-specific support is framed with the vision of a long-term series of projects providing support, where a focus on initial hotspots will be scaled up in future while maintaining the over-arching objective: water security for cities, people, and the environment through sustainably managed water and land that harness climate resilient water management structures. This objective can be met by directing cross-sectoral support through two main channels:• Secure bulk-water supply for growth-poles by investing in climate-resilient storage such as reservoirs and/or groundwater; and• Resilient landscapes and watershed management upstream of growth-poles to increase water availability, improve water quality and develop climate-resilient livelihoods for the poorest to reduce their need for unsustainable resource use.Proposed investments include:Component 1: Infrastructure for climate-resilient bulk water supply for two competitive, industrializing cities: Dodoma and TangaComponent 2: Protect water sources for Dodoma, Tanga, and ArushaComponent 3: Enhancing delivery of water management servicesComponent 4: Project Management SupportComponent 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC)These main areas of support are deliberately approaching water management challenges using a systems approach, tackling urban infrastructure, rural watershed and agricultural water management, and institutional strengthening to ensure sustainable implementation of both of those connected systems. Sustained support for the following enabling factors will be key to project success: innovate and bring in advanced technologies; focus on skills building; strengthen basin and local institutions for sustainability; work within political economy and local context; engage regionally where challenges are transboundary.