Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project

The development objective of Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project for Tajikistan is to improve access to safely managed water supply services in selected districts; and to strengthen the capacity of institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector for improved service delivery. The project consists of four components. The first component, Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building (ISCB) of Water Sector Institutions, aims to support activities at the national and regional level (Khatlon region) designed to improve policy and regulatory frameworks and institutional capacity to advance sector reform and promote sustainable service delivery, duly accounting for current and expected climate change impacts. 2) The second component, Water Supply and Sanitation Investments, has the following sub-components: (i) Investments within the Vakhsh bulk transmission system; and (ii) Decentralized WASH solutions for schools and healthcare institution. 3) The third component, Project Management and Monitoring, aims to finance costs related to the project management activities of both implementing agencies (IAs), which include goods, works, consulting services, and incremental operating expenses. 4) The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC), aims to improve the Government of Tajikistan (GoT’s) ability to respond effectively in the event of an emergency in line with the World Bank procedures on disaster prevention and preparedness.