Vanuatu : Luganville Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The project will improve access to integrated and resilient urban water supply and sanitation services in greater Luganville, Vanuatu. The project and associated project readiness financing facility will assist the government to implement selected high priority improvements, and will include three outputs: (i) urban water access, quality, and resilience is improved; (ii) urban sanitation and hygiene awareness are improved; and, (i) capacity and resilience in urban service delivery is improved. The project will also investigate potential support for future private sector participation water supply system operation.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Stephen Blaik
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Vanuatu -
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
| Project Name | Luganville Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 51335-001 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Vanuatu |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban sanitation - Urban water supply |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The project will improve access to integrated and resilient urban water supply and sanitation services in greater Luganville, Vanuatu. The project and associated project readiness financing facility will assist the government to implement selected high priority improvements, and will include three outputs: (i) urban water access, quality, and resilience is improved; (ii) urban sanitation and hygiene awareness are improved; and, (i) capacity and resilience in urban service delivery is improved. The project will also investigate potential support for future private sector participation water supply system operation. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Luganville is Vanuatu's second largest urban area with an estimated population of 20,500. Over the past 10 years, population in greater Luganville has grown at about 4.9% per year and is forecast to grow to more than 40,000 by 2035. Luganville is an important tourist destination and trading hub for the northern islands of Vanuatu. Despite the importance of Luganville as Vanuatu's second largest municipal area, less than 60% of households in greater Luganville have access to piped water supply, relying mainly on rainwater tanks and shallow groundwater wells that are vulnerable to drought, climate change and contamination from poorly performing septic tanks and floods. No centralized wastewater collection or treatment exists in Luganville. In the municipal area, most households and businesses have on-site septic tanks, but many are unsealed and most are rarely emptied, preventing them from providing their intended treatment function. Coupled with poorly performing transpiration trenches due to clay soils and high water-tables, these poorly constructed and maintained septic tanks create a major health risk in Luganville. The national, provincial and municipal governments of Vanuatu are committed to implementing the United Nation's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals; however, without substantial investment to improve access to safe water and sanitation, Vanuatu is unlikely to achieve Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals. | ||||||||
| Impact | Luganville has a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive economy. | ||||||||
| Outcome | Access, reliability, sustainability, and resilience of water and sanitation in greater Luganville is improved. | ||||||||
| Outputs | Urban water access, quality, and resilience is improved. Urban sanitation, and hygiene awareness are improved. Capacity and resilience in urban service delivery is improved. |
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| Geographical Location | Luganville | ||||||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Stephen Blaik |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | PAUW |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance & Economic Management P.M.B. 058 Port Vila Vanuatu |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Fact Finding | 11 May 2020 to 15 May 2020 |
| MRM | 02 Jul 2020 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Mar 2019 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Luganville Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Nov 2018 |
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