Water Supply and Sanitation Acceleration Project

The development objective of Water Supply and Sanitation Acceleration Project for Cambodia is to increase access to safely managed water supply and sanitation services in selected areas, strengthen institutions for water supply and sanitation service delivery, and in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Province-wide Water Supply Development, has the following sub-components. (i) Water Supply Expansion and Modernization of Public Water Utilities in the Battambang, Pursat and Mondul Kiri Provinces; (ii) Water Supply System Development and Improvement Outside Service Areas of Public Water Utilities in the Battambang and Pursat Provinces; and (iii) Water Supply Institutional Strengthening, Capacity Building, and Project Management. 2) The second component, Provincial Municipality Sanitation Development, has the following sub-components: (i) Sanitation System Development in the Battambang, Pursat, and Ta Khmau Municipalities; and (ii) Sanitation Institutional Strengthening and Project Management. 3) The third component, Contingent Emergency Response, aims to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.