Kingdom of Eswatini: Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project

The objective of the Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project for Eswatini is to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in targeted areas of Eswatini. The project has four components. (1) Resilient water access and management component will provide financing to increase potable water supply coverage in the Shiselweni region; improve long-term management of water resources, investment planning, and sustainability of water supply service provision; and build resilience to climate and disaster risks, with a focus on droughts. (2) Improve Sanitation Access component will build on the ongoing work that has been done by the EHD on appropriate technology/sanitation service delivery for rural domestic sanitation to arrive at an open defecation-free corridor in the three tinkhundla (Zombodze, Hosea, and Shiselweni I) that will benefit from improved access to water services. (3) Project management component will provide project management support including operating costs, the preparation of progress reports, and independent audits, as well as support on project financial, procurement, environmental, and social management, as needed. (4) Contingency emergency response component will support potential disaster recovery needs by providing immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed. This may consist of immediate support in assessing the emergency’s impact and developing a recovery strategy or the restructuring of existing or provision of new IPF and may also include operating costs, supply of critical parts and equipment, minor civil works rehabilitation, supply of fuel, rent of generators, as well as rapid transportation of chemicals and critical parts by express mechanisms.