Yemen-Water Sector Support

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The objective of the Water Sector Support Project is to support the Recipient's implementation of the National Water Sector Strategy and Investment Program (NWSSIP) to: (i) strengthen institutions for sustainable water resources management; (ii) improve community based water resource management; (iii) increase access to water supply and sanitation services; (iv) increase returns to water use in agriculture; and (iv) stabilize and reduce groundwater abstraction for agricultural use in critical water basins. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is water resources management. This component will strengthen the institutional and policy development capacity of National Water Resource Authority (NWRA) within an integrated water resources management framework. The second component of the project is urban water supply and sanitation. This component will increase the coverage of affordable access to safe and regulated urban water supply and sanitation. The third component of the project is rural water supply and sanitation. This component will increase the coverage of affordable and sustainable access to safe rural water supply and sanitation. The fourth component of the project is irrigation. This component will increase coverage of efficient irrigation methods to conserve water. The fifth and final component of the project is institutional strengthening, capacity development, and project management. This component will aim to: (i) strengthen the institutional capacity of Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI) to regulate, coordinate, and administer water policy, through the provision of goods, consultants' services and training; and (ii) support MWE and MAI, to strengthen their project implementation capabilities, and assist the Executive Secretariat in project coordination, through the provision of consultants' services, goods, and training.