Niger Integrated Water Security Platform Project (Niger-IWSP Project)

The development objectives of the Integrated Water Security Platform Project for Niger are to strengthen the management of water resources, increase access to water services, and improve the resilience to climate-induced water variability in select areas of Niger. The project comprises of four components. The first component, integrated investments for water security aims to support institutional development for improved water resources management, as well as upstream investments in watersheds restoration and water resources mobilization. It consists of following sub-components: (i) management of water resources and climate risks; (ii) restoration of watershed environments; and (iii) mobilization of water resources. The second component, expansion of integrated water services consists of following sub-components: (i) expansion of rural development services; (ii) expansion of water supply services; and (iii) expansion of public sanitation infrastructure and behavioral communication. The third component, project management and capacity building will finance the operational costs of the project management unit (PMU). The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) enables the government to reallocate International Development Association (IDA) project funds to disaster response and recovery purposes under streamlined procedures.