Water Supply Project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Channel: Asian Development Bank
Date: 04/08/2021

The ADB-Financed Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project supported Lao PDR to develop and rehabilitate piped water supplies, complementary drainage, and environmental sanitation in 13 priority small district towns.ADB approved a $23.0 million grant from ADB’s Special Funds and a $0.5 million grant from the Gender and Development Cooperation Fund (GDCF), administered by ADB, on 2 February 2009 for the Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

The project supported  the government of Lao PDR to develop  small district towns by improving piped water supplies, complementary drainage, and environmental sanitation in 13 priority small district towns in 10 provinces. The project implementation commenced in August 2010 and completed in 2018. The project has 5 outputs: (i) a strengthened urban water supply and sanitation sector, (ii) developed and rehabilitated water supply systems, (iii) improved drainage and public sanitation, (iv) enhanced community action and participation, (v) enhanced gender equity in urban water supply and sanitation, and (vi) improved capacity for project implementation and operation and maintenance (O&M). The Department of Water Supply under Ministry of Public Works and Transport is the executing agency of the project. The implementing agencies are the Departments of Public Works and Transport in each of the 10 target provinces.

00:13 The project brings benefits to women and children
00:25 Water supply and sanitation infrastructures are improved
01:35 Big improvement in rural lives