Original disclosure @ IADB website
Updated in EWS Jun 3, 2025
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of the project is to provide improved access to water in rural communities in the mesothermal valleys, Chaco and Chiquitania regions in Bolivia, through the financing of gray infrastructure works and the establishment of environmental conservation agreements, which improve the quality of water sources. The project will comprehensively address water management, merging conservation and development of access infrastructures, with a focus on financial sustainability and strengthening rural communities in Bolivia, in the operation, maintenance of water systems and in the conservation of water sources.
The project involves the construction of water systems that combine green infrastructure (forest conservation) and gray infrastructure (dams and pipelines). It is a Category B project under the IDB's Environmental and Social Policy Framework because it may have specific, localized, and limited environmental, health, and safety risks and impacts, which can be avoided or mitigated by complying with generally recognized environmental, health, and safety performance standards and international industry best practices. Potential environmental, health, and safety risks and impacts associated with the transaction include (i) adequate working conditions, including occupational health and safety ("OHS"), for the contractors' direct and indirect employees; (ii) waste management; (iii) handling of hazardous materials; and (iv) potential negative impacts on local biodiversity and ecosystem services while the gray infrastructure is being developed.
The total project amount, including the counterpart, is US$650,000, of which US$150,000 will be Non-Reimbursable Technical Cooperation.
Fund: Spanish Framework - General Cooperation
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