The Government of Liberia, represented by Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Finance, and the African Water Facility (AWF), represented by Andrianarison Rakotobe, Director, signed a Grant Agreement amounting to Euro 1,694,000 for financing the Liberia Water Sector Reform Study. This initiative is expected to support the Government's efforts to improve allocation and management of water resources, thus contribution towards poverty alleviation and meeting the MDG targets for water supply and sanitation in the country.

The study to be undertaken, based on the priority actions of the Water Sector Reform Action Plan developed with African Development Bank support, is AWF's response to a request from, the Liberian Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME) to complement the ongoing support of other donors, namely the European Commission, the World Bank and UNICEF. The Project is to be implemented by the Secretariat for Sector Reform of the MLME over a period of 11 months and will focus on: (i) capacity building, implementation of a new water policy, and institutional restructuring, and (ii) short to medium term investment planning. The planning process adopted is underpinned by an integrated and comprehensive approach and in line with other Government and sector policies, including decentralization and stakeholders' participation. The estimated total cost of the project is EUR 1,784,000, of which the AWF will provide Euro 1,694,000 (95%) and the Government of Liberia will contribute with an amount of Euro 90,000.

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