Kiribati : South Tarawa Water Supply Project
The Government of Kiribati has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a project preparatory technical assistance (TA) to prepare the South Tarawa Water Supply Project. The TA is required to: (i) assist the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the Ministry of Public Works and Utilities (MPWU) to plan, design and prioritize investments to improve water supply services in South Tarawa; (ii) assess technical suitability, economic, financial and social viability, capacity and institutional issues, climate change resilience and environmental and social soundness of the project, and (iii) identify measures to strengthen project implementation capacity of PUB and MPWU.
Project Details
-
Project Officer
Bhattacharya, Sibesh
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Kiribati -
Modality
-
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
- Project Name
- South Tarawa Water Supply Project
- Project Number
- 49453-001
- Country / Economy
- Kiribati
- Project Status
- Closed
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
TA 9200-KIR: South Tarawa Water Supply Project Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 800,000.00 Water Innovation Trust Fund US$ 150,000.00 - Strategic Agendas
- Environmentally sustainable growth
- Inclusive economic growth
- Drivers of Change
- Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
- Governance and capacity development
- Partnerships
- Sector / Subsector
Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban water supply
- Gender
- Effective gender mainstreaming
- Description
- The Government of Kiribati has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a project preparatory technical assistance (TA) to prepare the South Tarawa Water Supply Project. The TA is required to: (i) assist the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the Ministry of Public Works and Utilities (MPWU) to plan, design and prioritize investments to improve water supply services in South Tarawa; (ii) assess technical suitability, economic, financial and social viability, capacity and institutional issues, climate change resilience and environmental and social soundness of the project, and (iii) identify measures to strengthen project implementation capacity of PUB and MPWU.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- The project will address factors which result in the high incidence of waterborne disease in South Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati. Kiribati has a population of 110,470 of which around half live in Tarawa, an atoll consisting of a chain of small low-lying islands. The majority of Tarawa's population lives on islands on the southern side of the atoll known as South Tarawa, which has a land area of approximately 14 square kilometers. South Tarawa is highly urbanized with a population of 56,300 resulting in an average population density of around 4,000 persons per km2, and reaching as high as 42,000 persons per km2 equivalent to the city of Manila in some small sections of Betio, the most densely populated island. High fertility rates and inward migration from outer islands have resulted in an estimated population growth rate of 2.3% per annum in South Tarawa. As a consequence, natural resources (particularly land and potable water), public health and education services, and other essential services (water, electricity, and roads) are highly stressed.
- Impact
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- South Tarawa
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- Services of the PPTA consultant firm completed.
- Procurement
- Procurement under the project will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time).
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Bhattacharya, Sibesh
- Responsible ADB Department
- Pacific Department
- Responsible ADB Division
- Urban, Social Development & Public Management Division, PARD
- Executing Agencies
-
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- -
- Fact Finding
- -
- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 07 Oct 2016
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 28 Sep 2018
Funding
TA 9200-KIR
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Oct 2016 | 30 Nov 2016 | 30 Nov 2016 | 31 Oct 2017 | 26 Oct 2018 | 22 Nov 2018 |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 800,000.00 | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 950,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2022 | 924,547.98 |
Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.
The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Report | Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2016 |
| South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Oct 2016 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment | Environmental Impact Assessments | Feb 2018 |
| South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Draft Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Dec 2017 |
| South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Draft Rettlement Framework | Resettlement Frameworks | Dec 2017 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
None currently available.
Related Publications
None currently available.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced in its operations to facilitate stakeholder participation in ADB's decision-making. For more information, refer to the Safeguard Policy Statement, Operations Manual F1, and Operations Manual L3.
Requests for information may also be directed to the InfoUnit.
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
Procurement Plan
None currently available.