Zambia - Development of Operational Guidelines for Investments in Multi-purpose Small Dams

The Project is to upgrade and carry out field testing of national guidelines for community driven planning, design and implementation of multi-purpose small dams in Zambia, Such guidelines are essential to effectively guide GRZ in engaging with external support partners to accelerate the investments in multi-purpose small dams for improved water security in the country. Thus the project will add significant value to the strategic up-scaling of dam development and contribute to the attainment of the MDG goals and the ambitions of the Africa Water Vision. The Project will contribute to design planning and funds mobilisation to spur new and on-going water development programmes such as the Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Implementation Plan (2007-30). The project also involves direct investments in connection with the field testing of the guidelines that will include rehabilitation and rehabilitation of three existing dams and construction of one new small dam directly benefitting some 40,000 people.