Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project

The development objective of Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project for Nepal is to strengthen sector institutional capacity for service delivery under federalism and increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in the participating municipalities. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Strengthening Sector Governance and Institutional Capacity, Project Management, will provide support at the federal, provincial, and local levels to improve water sector governance and project management. 2) The second component, Increasing Access to Climate resilient, Improved and Safe Water Supply and Sanitation, has the following three sub-components: (i) Urban and peri-urban water supply and sanitation; (ii) Rural water supply and sanitation; and (iii) Water quality monitoring and management. 3) The third component, Reducing Climate Hazards impacting Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Infrastructure through Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Watershed Management, aims to reduce climate change hazards, such as floods, pollution, and landslides, that may affect WSS infrastructure investments implemented in Surkhet Valley under Component 2. 4) The fourth component, Contingency Emergency Response, will permit the rapid reallocation of credit proceeds in the event of an eligible disaster, including climate-related events and pandemics.