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Description |
(The proposed Project will establish an integrated first-stage sewerage, drainage, and sewage treatment system for central Apia. The Project will initiate a rational system of urban land use planning. Urban management capacity will be improved.)
The overall objective of the Project is to improve the environment and public health of Apia through assistance in improving urban infrastructure for drainage and sanitation as well as improving urban management capacity. The Project objectives include improved public health, environmental quality, and surface and groundwater quality; and reduced frequency of flooding in specific low-lying areas of Apia. The Project also promotes private sector participation in provision of urban services by outsourcing a number of utility services to the private sector, and advances private sector development by providing improved infrastructure and business environment.
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy |
The Project will strengthen public sector policy reforms, develop social infrastructure, and enhance the urban environment.
The Project supports ADB's strategy for Samoa (ADB.2002. Country Strategy and Program Update 2003-2005. Samoa) and Water Policy by (i) fostering good water and environment governance, (ii) improving living conditions, and (iii) promoting private sector growth and creating jobs through private sector participation in providing wastewater services and improving environmental infrastructure. The emphasis on integrated water resource management, which is promoted through capacity building, support for PUMA, and promotion of regional cooperation by establishing a utility twinning arrangement, supports ADB's Water Policy.
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