Saramacca Canal System Rehabilitation Project

The objective of the Saramacca Canal System (SCS) Rehabilitation Project for Suriname is to reduce flood risk for the people and assets in the greater Paramaribo area and improve the operation of the Saramacca Canal System. The project has four components. (1) Improving the drainage infrastructure component will finance (a) rehabilitation of the sluices and locks and canal re-profiling and clearing and (b) pilot interventions on selected critical secondary and tertiary canals. (2) Strengthening the Saramacca Canal System component will finance TA for updating of norms and guidelines for drainage management, drainage infrastructure asset management platform, and institutional support for a possible SCS platform. (3) Providing a contingent emergency response component will finance the implementation of emergency works, rehabilitation, and associated assessments in the event of a natural disaster. (4) Supporting project management and implementation component will finance the costs related to the overall project management andimplementation support, including (a) Operating costs (including staff costs and support for training on areas such as procurement, safeguards, monitoring and evaluation, technical and financial management); (b) Individual experts (including hiring specialized staff for project implementation as needed); (c) Project audit (including financial reporting); (d) Monitoring and evaluation (including the collection of socioeconomic data and support for environmental and social safeguard supervision); (e) Equipment (vehicles, furniture, and information and communication technology); and (f) Communication plan (including support for the development of a communications strategy for engaging with local communities and stakeholders).