Brazil: Espirito Santo Water Security Management Project

The development objective of the Espírito Santo Water Security Management Project for Brazil is to: (i) to strengthen the Borrower’s capacity to manage water security risks in a changing climate; (ii) to reduce those risks in selected areas of the Borrower’s territory; and (iii) in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. The project comprises of five components. The first component, building the Borrower’s capacity for water security in a changing climate will strengthen the state’s capacity to manage water security risks by strengthening both Espírito Santo State integrated water resources management system (SIGERH-ES) and state coordination for protection and civil defense (CEPDEC) water resources and disaster management capacities, respectively, and fostering their better integration. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening SIGERH-ES’s water resources management capacity; and (ii) strengthening CEPDEC’s disaster risk management capacity. The second component, demonstrating climate-smart integrated water security risk reduction approaches in selected basins will contribute to reduce water security risks by reducing water contamination and sediment loads as well as flood and dry season water deficits, while promoting biodiversity conservation and enhancing existing carbon sinks in soil and aboveground biomass, leading to significant climate adaptation and mitigation benefits. It consists of following sub-components: (i) expanding the support to the Reflorestar Program in selected river basins; and (ii) improving flood and drought management in priority river basins. The third component, reducing flood risk in targeted municipalities aims to reduce floods risks in targeted municipalities which have faced strong flood episodes over the past few years. The fourth component, project management aims to strengthen the borrower’s capacity to carry out project activities, including fiduciary, technical,...