HoA GW4R Project

About HoA GW4R Project

The proposed project structure (Components 1-3) is strongly rooted in the need for solutions to build.

climate resilience of borderland communities, through interventions across scales (at the local, sub-national, national, and regional level). Components remain technically the same for all participating countries, but differ in terms of their scope, targets, and investments required in each country (see Annex 1 and 2). The Program is structured around two main components described below (with a third component related to project management, knowledge, and operation). Two of the Phase I countries (Kenya and Ethiopia) will include a fourth project component, the Contingent Emergency Response (CERC) mechanism.

Project Components

Component 1 - Delivering inclusive groundwater services to critical areas (US$14 million equivalent).

The project will improve access to safe water through investments in new supply and rehabilitation of existing systems, address WASH needs, and construct and rehabilitate distribution systems. Additionally, the project will conduct community mobilization and awareness-raising on health and hygiene, as well as community engagement and mobilization to build local capacity and set the basis for the co-management of priority investments.

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Component 2 - Establish a uniform system for groundwater development and management across Somalia (US$5 million equivalent).

This component focuses on groundwater information and governance. It includes both required short-term and interim project governance components and the development and the design of a comprehensive groundwater governance system. The system will be developed at the federal level, in close cooperation with FMS, and submitted for approval and inclusion in national and state legislation. The component also includes training to professional staff, establishing groundwater offices in the FGS, FMS and Somaliland Ministries of Water, and arranging access to required data and management.

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Component 3 -Project Management and M&E and Internalized Knowledge Management and Learning (US$11 million equivalent).

This component will finance the operational costs of one National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) at FGS and six Project Implementation Units (PIUs) at the FMS MoEWR, Hirshabelle, Galmudug, Jubaland, Puntland and Southwest and Somaliland. The PCU and PIUs will be housed in new Groundwater Offices in the Ministries of Water. This component will ensure that the project is implemented efficiently. The component would also be responsible for M&E, knowledge management and learning, and evidence-based policy input.

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Project Beneficiaries

Project beneficiaries will be water insecure communities in Somalia that face increasingly challenging access due to climate change and population growth. Total beneficiary number is estimated at 350,000.

Federal Level Roles and Responsibilities

A federal inter-ministerial project steering committee (PSC) will be established for the purposes of the project and will consist of representatives from the following federal ministries: (a) Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR); (b) Ministry of Finance (MoF); and (c) Federal Member State Water Ministries. The membership of the steering committee will consist of three representatives from the MoEWR, one representative from MoF, and two representatives from each of the FMS Water Ministries.

The PSC will be chaired by the MoEWR. The steering committee will meet quarterly to review project progress, resolve cross-sectoral and cross-ministerial project implementation issues and identify policy and regulatory issues. Minutes of the PSC meetings will be provided by the National Project Coordinator.

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