According to project documents, the project development objective is “to support the government of El Salvador in strengthening the water and sanitation sector, specifically by contributing to the improvement of the performance and sustainability of ANDA.” The project has three main components. The first component involves reducing unaccounted-for water levels, which entails renovating and rehabilitating water networks. The second component focuses on improving energy efficiency by implementing measures to make the water system more efficient and less energy-intensive. The third component is management improvement and will focus on internal matters at the Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ANDA).
BIC is partnering with local organizations in El Salvador to monitor the design and implementation of the Program to Strengthen the Water and Sanitation Sector and the World Bank-funded El Salvador Water Sector Resilience Project. The monitoring and advocacy work centers around a) how the WASH services will incorporate climate adaptation and resilience into the water infrastructure design and b) how the projects will improve water accessibility and sustainability for local communities, including women and Afro-descendants.
We have identified the following concerns:
The IDB is financing the total project cost of US$100 million
