Early Warning System

Regions

Africa

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Tanzania

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

African Development Bank (AFDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Nov 13, 2024

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Technical Cooperation
Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 0.32 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 22, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GoT) through the Ministry of Water in collaboration with AfDB through ADF facility is implementing the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Program (DRSWDSP). The program is to be implemented in three (3) Phases and is estimated to cost UA 566.6 million. The three (3) phases are as follows: Phase I-Dam construction, Access Road and Water Treatment Construction and Catchment Management and Protection (UA 95.5 million); Phase II - Conveyance Systems and Catchment Protection (UA 233.1 million) and Phase III - Water Supply and Sanitation Services and Catchment Protection (UA 238 million).

The purpose of the Middle-Income Country Technical Assistance Funds will be to specifically (i) facilitate the preparation of studies of the DRSWDSP phase II activities, (ii) strengthen institutional capacity of Ministries and Public Institutions and Statutory Corporations (PISC) on the project preparation, appraisal and review/assessment for prudent and efficient utilization of the public resources and, (iii) facilitate project management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Expected outputs of the MIC-TAF are included in the Result Based Logical Framework (RBLF).

The overall program interventions will improve access to potable water supply and improved sanitation services by 2051 to 2.1 million and 1.5 million people of the Dodoma city and three district towns (52% women) respectively. Additional financing will contribute to this population because it will facilitate the preparation of the DRSWDSP Phase II by carrying out studies for 54 villages surrounding the main water pipelines, training 60 ministries staff on project/program preparation and management, review, and evaluation, promoting transparency and accountability in public spending and enhancing competencies for quality and timely preparation of the program documents.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Environmental Category: [1] High Risk

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

African Development Bank (AFDB)

Finance Type: Standard grant
Commitments (UA): 240,000
Conversion Rate USD (2024-11-13): 1,33136

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Justus Rutechura RWETABULA
Water & Sanitation Officer, AHWS2
African Development Bank
j.rwetabula@afdb.org
www.afdb.org