West Bank and Gaza: Gaza Emergency Water Project

WASHINGTON, – The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

 

IDA GRANT AMOUNT: $20 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The development objectives of the project are: i) To develop a sustainable institutional structure of the water and wastewater sector in the Gaza Strip by supporting the functional establishment of a Coastal Water Utility under the ownership of the local governments representing those communities as well as by enhancing and deepening the involvement of the private sector, and strengthening the regulatory and institutional capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority.  ii) To continue improving the water and sanitation services by rehabilitation, upgrading and expansion of the existing systems and facilities.  For more information, please call Sereen Juma  at (202) 473-7199, or e-mail sjuma@worldbank.org For project information documents, please visit:


Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: World Bank
Subject: Assistance, Social issues
Publication Date: 08/06/2005