Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program Phase II (WB-P508698)

Countries
  • Tanzania
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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
Sep 30, 2025
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
United Republic of Tanzania
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 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 @ WB website

Updated in EWS Oct 11, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Feb 20, 2025

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Project Description
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According to bank's website, the approved project aims to increase and sustain access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services across rural districts within the United Republic of Tanzania (URT). Building on Phase I, the program addresses persistent WASH service gaps, institutional weaknesses, and climate-related water stress. It will use a hybrid Program-for-Results (PforR) and Investment Project Financing (IPF) approach to enhance governance, incentivize performance, and mobilize private capital through the following three results areas: (i) Increased access and sustainability of at least basic WASH services, (ii) Policy, Institutions and Regulation for strengthened service delivery, and (iii) Maximizing finance for development.The PforR component will target only the mainland of the URT with access to WASH services while the IPF component will provide support to both mainland and Zanzibar. On Tanzania mainline, the IPF will; (i) support strengthening capacity for sustainable water resource management through aquifer mapping, resource planning, dams inventory, and development of digital systems for groundwater and dams monitoring, enhance technical; (ii) Program Implementation through: Support to the Independent Verification Agent (IVA) for results validation, Project management consultancy to strengthen procurement, financial management, M&E, safeguards, and coordination, and updating and dissemination of key safeguards instruments (GRM, Gender Action Plan, Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ESMF, RPF). Priority IPF activities in Zanzibar include: Strengthening of the Water Department through procurement of working tools and software's for the 2 newly established Divisions (Water Resource Management and Water Supply and Sanitation Management divisions) under MoWEM; Procurement of Groundwater investigation and monitoring equipment; Technical assistance for Developing Feacal Sludge and wastewater management strategy, detailed designs, and tender documents for priority sanitation investments; Detailed design and tender documents for water schemes development in Pemba; Drafting the National Water and sanitation Act of 2006 and its Regulations; and Rehabilitation works for Zanzibar Water Institute.The operation is aligned with and is part of the AFE Regional WASH MPA, and is expected to yield significant health, economic, and environmental benefits while addressing fiduciary, environmental, and social risks through targeted mitigation measures.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk: S

Investment Description
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Total Project Cost: US$ 0.00 million

Commitment Amount: US$ 202.00 million 

IBRD + IDA Commitment: US$ 200.00 million 


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Task Team Leader: Ruth Kennedy-Walker

Title: Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist 

Email: rkennedywalker@worldbank.org 

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