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Program for Institutional Reinforcement and Quality of Supply Services of Bafatá, Bambadinca and Mansoa - Iagu I pa Nós

Thematic Area
Sustainable Development and International Cooperation
Water and Cities
Innovation
Location
Bafatá, Bambadinca and Mansoa (Guinea-Bissau)
Application Areas
Water Services
Water Resources
Scope
R&D
Central Administration
Local or Regional Administration
Iagua I pa Nós

Entity

Description

Currently ongoing, Iagu I pa Nós ("Water for us" in Guinean Creole) via taking advantage of the good experience of Bafatá developed by TESE with the local actors, since 2010. It intends:

  • Reinforce the work carried out in the city of Bafatá, increasing the coverage of drinking water supply in relation to current demand;
  • Replicate the experience to different cities: Bambadinca and Mansoa;
  • Support the development of a more uniform legal framework for the provision of water services.

 

Objectives

  • Contribute to improve water supply services in target cities and to strengthen the skills of local actors

Results

To achieve the goal, 4 results are established:

 

  • R1. DGRH endowed with Strategic Investment Plans for Water Supply.
  • R2. Improved water supply infrastructure and management models developed in Bafatá, Bambadinca and Mansoa, with a view to improving current service levels and their economic sustainability.
  • R3. DGRH with improved capacities in the regulation/supervision of water services concessions.

Next challenges

To continue the investments planned in the Strategic Investment Plan elaborated for the city of Mansoa.