Kiribati – South Tarawa Sanitation Sector Improvement Project Loan and Grant

17 October 2011 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the following project:

Description:

The funds will be used to improve sanitation infrastructure, sewerage and maintenance capacity, and public hygiene in the densely populated islets of South Tarawa. The project will help reduce waterborne diseases, including diarrhea in babies, which contribute to Kiribati having one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world.

Amount: $7.56 million loan from the Asian Development Fund and a $13.95 million grant from the Australian Agency for International Development, to be administered by ADB.

Project ID: 43072

For more information: http://www.adb.org/Projects/project.asp?id=43072