Technical assistance to the Directorate General of Water Resources of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (
2011
-
2012
)

Environment and natural resource management Guinea-Bissau
European Union

The general objective of the Water Sector Support Project – Solar Rural Hydraulics (PASE-HRS) is to improve the living conditions of rural and semi-urban populations.
Within this framework, the technical assistance to the Directorate General of Water Resources focused on:
- institutional support at central and regional level (updating of the Water and Sanitation Master Plan, strengthening of the institutional framework, IWRM (integrated water resource management) road map, reflection on the Water Code);
- technical support to set up 30 new solar-powered drinking water supply systems (identification of the sites, preparation of the bidding documents and support with awarding contracts, pumping trials, construction surveys, training of coordinators);
- specific activities in terms of (i) capacity building for the actors, (ii) monitoring and evaluation of the projects, and (iii) awareness-raising on hygiene in the regions of Bafata, Gabu, Oio and Tombali.