Project title
Capacity Enhancement in Infrastructure Project Preparation, Resource Mobilisation
and Piloting (Project GP‐4)
Project sponsors
SADC Water Division
Participating countries
All SADC national/bi‐national/RBOs
Objectives
The objectives of this capacity enhancement project is to enable the SADC
national/bi‐national/RBOs to be fully capacitated so as to be able to develop, prepare
and package bankable water infrastructure projects that can be submitted to
international financial institutions.
Project description
The RSAP III Programmes 7, 8 and 9 (Infrastructure Project Preparation, Resource
Mobilisation for Infrastructure Development and Infrastructure Piloting respectively)
should be given urgent priority and rolled out to all the SADC regional/RBO/national
institutions that are going to prepare, package, promote, execute, operate and
manage the new Water Sector infrastructure. There will thus be two phases to this
project: preparation of training manuals and the training itself.
Expected results
The SADC national/bi‐national/RBOs will be capacitated in the project preparation,
packaging, promotion for funding, execution, operation and management of the new
Water Sector infrastructure within their river basins and countries. This will greatly
assist in the successful execution of the SADC Water Sector RIDMP.
Ongoing related activities in the The SADC Water Division convenes RBO workshops, Water Sector Stakeholder
region
Dialogues and has produced River Awareness Kits for a number of SADC
watercourses.
Description of national plan to the Prior to the implementation of the proposed capacity enhancement in infrastructure
project
project preparation, resource mobilisation and piloting project, the following should
be undertaken through the SADC Water Division:
Existing training manuals are promoted and new manuals are developed to
assist policymakers, decision makers and professionals with issues around
the sustainable development of large water infrastructure.
A training manual is developed that documents the different stages and
requirements of project preparation; from the description of the enabling
environment, to project definition, project feasibility, resource
mobilisation and post‐implementation support.
Status
The project can be considered to be in Phase 3 of the ICA Project Development
Phases.
Next steps
The project would start with the preparation of the training manuals in early 2013
and conclusion of training in 2014.
Business model
This is a capacity enhancement project, with minimal Water Sector developmental
infrastructure. However, the project will facilitate the successful implementation of
Water Sector infrastructure in the SADC region.
Main parties in place
SADC Water Division and the SADC national/bi‐national/RBOs.
Main parties to be procured
Possible project financiers are GIZ and DBSA.
Project challenges
The major project challenge foreseen is timely sourcing of project finances.
Project documentation available
1. River Awareness Kits
2. SADC RSAP III document
3. Strengthening of RBOs publications in four booklets
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Intervention requiring financing
Project to be presented for grant financing during the planned 1 SADC Infrastructure
Investment Summit and Conference to be held in the last quarter of 2012.
Revenues for financing repayment This is a capacity building project. Future benefits will manifest in efficient execution
of Water Sector projects in SADC.
Estimated total cost
It is estimated that the cost of preparing the training manuals would be US$0.25
million and the cost of the training would be US$0.75 million giving a total cost for
the project of US$1 million.
Execution period
After project funding is secured in 2012, the project will be executed from 2013 and
be completed in 2014.
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