Support the Project Implementation and Accompanying Measures for the Joint Integrated Sector Approach
Description
NDP III is part of the National Drainage Programme (NDP). The NDP seeks to optimize the use of water by improving the efficiency of the drainage system on a national scale. The National Drainage Programme (NDP) is a component of Egypt’s National Water Resources Strategy (NWRS) and one of the most important means to ensure the productivity of the country’s irrigated lands. It shall prevent water logging in the fields and elevated groundwater tables which lead to salinization and negative impact on crop yields. Stabilizing and/or improving yields will help to secure and increase revenues of the rural population and contribute to increased food security and poverty reduction in general. NDP III is aiming to strengthening EPADP’s / MWRI’s implementation and maintenance capacity on the basis of an initial need assessment and taking account of the lessons learnt of NDP II.
Services
Capacity Assessments & Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Design and Development of Montioring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) system
- Monitoring the implementation of the MEL system
- Building the capacity for improving M&E of the impact of drainage works
- Monitoring the environmental and social standards (ESS)
- Supporting the conduct of EISAs as per the guidelines of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) & WB ESS
Procurement & Contract Management
- Supporting EPADP in procuring works, goods and services as per ESS.
- Drainage Contract management
Operation & Maintenance (O&M)
- Technical assistance to EPADP improving EPADP’s operational and maintenance (O&M) concepts
Management Information System (MIS)
- Management Information System (MIS) improvement; and specifically planning support system, procuring hard and software for the MIS, fine-tuning and improving the JISA methodology, assessing, and procuring the IT equipment and monitoring the program’s impact.
Institutional Capacity Building & Community Engagement
- Enhancing and improving the EPADP’s interfaces with other MWRI units such as the Irrigation Department (ID) and the Mechanical and Electrical Department (MED) as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR).
- Institutional reinforcement, capacity building and training for the planning sector and the major eight contracting entities within the MWRI was provided.
- Stakeholder’s engagement enhancement by improving farmers’ participation in planning, supervision of works and maintenance of drainage infrastructure and increasing the involvement of the private sector in supply of drainage pipes.