Water Management Improvement Project

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The primary development objective of the Water Management Improvement Project of Bangladesh is to improve national water resources management by involving the local communities to play an expanded role in all stages of the participatory scheme cycle management. The secondary objective is to enhance institutional performance of the Country's principal water institutions, particularly Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO). This is expected to result in reduced vulnerability and enhanced livelihood opportunities for the beneficiaries, and will also create a favorable environment or improved water resources management. The Project has 3 components: Component 1 is the System Improvement and Management Transfer which will support rehabilitation and improvement of about 102 existing flood control, drainage and irrigation schemes and transfer their management to the local communities through the Water Management Organizations (WMOs); Component 2, O&M Performance Improvement, will support measures to improve operation and management performance of about 98 existing flood control, drainage and irrigation schemes that do not require major rehabilitation and have functioning WMO's or similar organizations; and Component 3, Institutional Improvement, will support institutional improvement of BWDB and WARPO, the two national Government institutions that deal with national water resources. This component will also support Program Coordination Unit for project implementation, as well as independent project monitoring and evaluation.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Transportation,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Waste Processing and Treatment, Raw Materials, Government