Water Security in the Dry Corridor of Honduras

The development objective of the Water Security in the Dry Corridor of Honduras Project for Honduras is to improve water service delivery and strengthen water governance in selected areas of the dry corridor of Honduras. The project comprises of four components. The first component, strengthening institutional capacity for water resources governance and management aims to: (a) strengthen the hydrometeorological network, water resources information system (WRIS), and capacity development targeting the Nacaome basin; and (b) develop approaches and mechanisms for more transparent water resources management (WRM) and water governance. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening water resources information systems in the Nacaome water basin; and (ii) promoting water governance and capacity building. The second component, scaling up resilient hydraulic infrastructure for water security in the dry corridor aims to finance implementation of prioritized infrastructure interventions for resilient water management in accordance with good international industry practice (GIIP). It consists of following sub-components: (i) promoting an integrated and multipurpose micro-watershed management approach in the dry corridor; and (ii) maximizing the benefits of the multipurpose Jose Cecilio del Valle (JCV) dam in the Nacaome basin. The third component, project management and capacity building will support: (a) project coordination and management through a project management unit (PMU); (b) monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment of project activities; (c) project fiduciary administration, internal controls, and audits; (d) systems created by the Honduran strategic investment office (INVEST-H) for environmental and social risk management; (e) stakeholder outreach, a citizen engagement mechanism and a grievance management system; (f) design and implementation of the project’s gender strategy; (g) other project-related strategic studies as well as prefeasibility and...