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EuropeAid Support to the EU Water Initiative (EECCA Region) Water Investment Support Facility Presentation Joint Meeting: EU Water Initiative EECCA Working Group & OECD EAP Task Force Helsinki 24-25 May 2007 WISF Team Leader: George McDonnell george.mcdonnell@arcadis-euroconsult.com
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Water Investment Support Facility in a Nutshell WISF is helping IFIs prepare seven EUWI related water projects in EECCA with total budget of EUR 340m EuropeAid EUR 13.5m co-financing for implementation of EUWI related water projects in EECCA (separate to WISF)
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Project Management The EuropeAid WISF contract is with Euroconsult Mott MacDonald (NL) in cooperation with: –BCEOM (FR) –Mazars and Guerard (FR)
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WISF Background Water Investment Support Facility developed by EuropeAid in collaboration with banks (IFIs) WISF is most recent EuropeAid project preparation facility (others: Joint Environment Programme, Black Sea Investment Facility)
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WISF Background contd. IFIs develop Water Supply and Sanitation and Integrated Water Resource Management projects that help implement EUWI in the EECCA region IFIs require project preparation support WISF = one source of project preparation support WISF is carrying out eight project preparation studies for seven IFI projects
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WISF Facts & Figures Eight WISF studies are being carried out in: –Armenia (1) (EBRD) –Azerbaijan (2) (World Bank) –Georgia (3) (EBRD) –Uzbekistan (2) (ADB & World Bank) WISF partner IFIs: Asian Development Bank, EBRD, World Bank WISF Budget: EUR 2.7m WISF Duration: July 2005 – December 2007
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WISF-01 (ADB–UZ) ADB Djizzak & Surhandarya Water Supply & Sanitation Project (UZ) –Rehab and extend water supply network –Improve public bathhouses and school latrines Budget: USD 25m WISF-01 launched February 2007 –Task 1: Environmental Assessment –Task 2: Poverty and Social Assessment –Task 3: Social Safeguards
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WISF-02/08 (World Bank-AZ) World Bank National Water Supply and Sanitation Project (AZ) –Rehab and reconstruct WSS systems –Implement institutional development plan Budget: USD 279m WISF-02 completed MAR 07 –Feasibility studies for 2 Rayons WISF-08 to be completed SEP 07 –Feasibility studies for 3 Rayons
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WISF-03 (WB-UZ) World Bank Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management Project (UZ) –improve drainage / irrigation / water resources management in Syr Darya Basin –establish water user associations (WUAs) Budget: USD 50m WISF-03 launched APR 07 –Environmental Assessment –Social Assessment
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WISF-04 (EBRD-AM) EBRD Lake Sevan Environment Project (AM) –Rehab / build WWTPs in five Lake Sevan towns Budget: EUR 15m –(Inc. EuropeAid Cofinancing: EUR 5m) WISF-04 completed April 07 –financial, technical, environmental, legal and social study EBRD-Armenia loan agreement signed APR 07
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WISF-05 (EBRD–GE) EBRD Rustavi Water Project –updating pumping stations and water supply network –installing 20,000 water meters Budget: EUR 5.5m –(inc. EuropeAid co-financing: EUR 0.8m) WISF-05 completed March 2007 –financial, technical, environmental, legal and social study
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WISF-06 (EBRD-GE) EBRD Borjomi-Bakuriani Water Project –improve the water supply and wastewater system Budget: EUR 21m WISF-06 completed March 2007 –financial, technical, environmental, legal and social study
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WISF-07 (EBRD-GE) EBRD Tbilisi Municipal Water Services Improvement Project (GE) –Rehab Tbilisi municipal water infrastructure and management Budget: EUR 30m WISF-07 completed MAY 07 –financial, technical, environmental study and procurement package
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Conclusions WISF is a EuropeAid tool to help IFIs prepare water projects in EECCA WISF can be seen as a “good gamble” by EuropeAid – a relatively small project helping mobilise EUR 340m worth of investment in the EECCA water sector WISF will run until December 2007
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