ORANGE SENQU Investment Plan and Project preparation

The objectives of the project are to prepare an optimised water resources development investment strategy and plan with the IWRM implementation roadmap for the Orange-Senqu River Basin and preparation of multipurpose project for implementation in the short term time frame. Climate resilience will be integrated in the planning and development of water infrastructure. Investment financing and resources mobilisation strategies will be developed in both cases. The project promotes capacity building and institutional development as part of the stakeholders’ consultation process. The main outcomes of the project will be (i) Riparian countries approve the investment and financing strategy, (ii) the feasibility study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the transboundary project is validated by ORASECOM and the governments and (iii) ten specific actions of the Integrated Water Resources Management Plan are prepared and financed.