Uruguaiana - RS Integrated Municipal Development Program

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The objective of the Rio Grande Do Sul Integrated Municipal Development Program for Brazil is to strengthen the capacity of the municipalities of Bage, Pelotas, Rio Grande, Santa Maria, and Uruguaiana to provide selected infrastructure services and employment opportunities for their population. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is municipal strengthening. The purpose of this component is to finance activities related to improving municipal capacity to plan, appraise, finance, implement, monitor and evaluate infrastructure and local economic development investments. Introducing World Bank project implementation, fiduciary, social and environmental practices are meant to strengthen municipal capacity in these areas and standardize procedures across all relevant secretariats of the municipal government. The second component of the project is income and employment generation. This component will support municipal initiatives to generate income and employment opportunities, in addition to improving the quality of jobs in both in urban and rural areas. The third and the final component of the project is infrastructure service improvements. This component's objective will be to assist the municipalities improve their ability to provide infrastructure services in an efficient, environmentally sound and sustainable manner. The specific investments were also prioritized for their effects on: improving access to services by the poor, contributing to the municipal growth agenda and/or for environmental benefits. The following infrastructure investments are included in this component: (i) rehabilitation or pavement of existing urban streets and rural roads; (ii) water supply, sanitation and drainage systems in urban and rural areas; (iii) treatment and final disposal of solid waste, waste recycling centers and support to waste packers; and (iv) urban upgrading, housing and social improvements in poor neighborhoods, and areas of environmental risk.