Delegated Cooperation in Bolivia
Support to the Water and Sewerage Program in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas
LAIF Bolivia- LA/2017/390-223 Support for the Water and Sanitation for Urban and Peri-Urban Areas Programme
This is an ambitious programme which aims to provide water and sanitation services to 200,000 people, and is a clear example of the interaction of actors and the integration of very diverse instruments for the same objective, coordinating actions and thus multiplying impacts. The project has a total of 125.5 million euros to invest in various cities and peri-urban areas in Bolivia and was made possible thanks to funding from various actors.
On the one hand, the European Union, through the LAIF Funds delegated to Spain, contributed 15 million euros, which are implemented through two subsidies (BOL-LAIF-019 and BOL-LAIF-103). The FCAS donated 5 million euros (BOL-006-B), in addition to Bolivia’s national contribution (22 million euros), an IADB credit of 55 million euros and complementary funds from the Spain-Bolivia debt exchange programme amounting to 27 million euros. The global programme commenced implementation in December 2017 and is scheduled to end in 2024.
| Support for the Water and Sanitation in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas Programme | Funding (in euros) |
|---|---|
| FCAS | 5,000,000 (from BOL-006-B) |
| LAIF Funds | 15,000,000 euros (14,700,000 from BOL-LAIF-019 + 300,000 from BOL-LAIF 103). |
| IADB Blending Credit | 55,555,556 (60 million dollars) |
| National counterpart | 22,222,222 (24 million dollars) |
| Bolivia-Spain exchange programme | 27,777,778 (30 million dollars) |
| Total | 125,555,556 |
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The programme mainly involves strategic investments in infrastructure, support for improved service delivery and management of water resources and strengthening resilience to droughts and floods in urban populations.
The EU funds managed by the FCAS are divided into two grants: a) the 14.7 million euro BOL-LAIF-019, which will cover aspects such as planning (water, sanitation and sustainable urban drainage plans), investments in drinking water and sanitation infrastructure services, water resources management and water and sanitation services, as well as strategic investments aimed at introducing innovative solutions in the sector; and b) 300,000 euros from BOL-LAIF-013, to support the final design of the International Centre for Research and Development in Wastewater (CIIDAR) that can promote solutions adapted to the Bolivian context. The intervention has received technical assistance from the New Water Technologies Centre (CENTA) to support the process of the Pre-investment Technical Design Study that was carried out in 2019. In 2021, the Technical University of Oruro found that the location of CIIDAR on the land belonging to its campus was not the most appropriate, so different locations were studied until a new site was defined, also in Oruro, on land transferred by the Autonomous Municipal Government.
As part of the programme, the first course on Human Rights to Water and Sanitation for Bolivian Journalists and Communicators was held in 2021.
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