The main goal of the project is to increase Barbados' water resilience to climate change with a focus on increasing water security, food sovereignty and improvement of environmental conditions linked to the holistic approach of upgrading the South Coast Water Treatment Plant. The specific objectives of the Project are to: i) Improve water supply resiliency by increasing the availability of potable water through the reuse of reclaimed wastewater for agricultural irrigation; ii) Reduce water insecurity through reuse of reclaimed water to recharge aquifers; and iii) Strengthen key sector institutions such as the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and the Natural Habitat Conservation Areas (NHCA) to enhance water resource management, operational efficiency, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and gender mainstreaming considerations.
Project Detail
Country
Barbados
Project Number
BA-L1065
Approval Date
-
Project Status
Preparation
Project Type
Loan Operation
Sector
WATER AND SANITATION
Subsector
SANITATION URBAN
Lending Instrument
Préstamo de Inversión
Lending Instrument Code
INV
Modality
ESP (Specific Investment Operation)
Facility Type
-
Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)
Category B: Likely to cause mostly local and short-term negative environmental and associated social impacts and for which effective mitigation measures are readily available
Total Cost
-
Country Counterpart Financing
-
Original Amount Approved
USD 30,000,000.00