Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project

About this project

The objective of the Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project for Argentina is to enhance flood protection and strengthen the capacity of the responsible institutions for integrated water resources monitoring and management in the Salado River Basin. The project has 3 components. (1) Integrated water resources management component will strengthen institutional capacity for water resources management and environmental and hydrological monitoring at different levels, through the implementation of non-structural measures of the PMI, contributing to a holistic and sustainable management approach. (2) River training works and upgrading associated infrastructure component will allow completion of the river training works on the lower Salado River (223 km in Sections I, II and III), and continue to expand the structural measures to reduce the impact of the increased trend in precipitation in the basin. (3) Project implementation, supervision and communication component will support the Project Works Coordination and ExecutionUnit (UCEPO) in project management, including the carrying out of the project audits, and Provincial Department of Hydraulic Works (DPOH) in the supervision of the river works. It will finance communication activities, a technical assistance to support a Users Oversight Committee. It will also support the development of a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Argentina

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessRiver basins developmentWater resources conservation (including data collection)Water sector policy and administrative management

Places

Partido de Zarate, Villanueva, Partido de Tandil, Departamento de San Miguel, Samborombon, Salvador Maria, Partido de Roque PErez, Partido de Mercedes, Mar del Plata, Partido de Lujan and 15 more

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services, Province of Buenos Aires

Accountable

Province of Buenos Aires

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P161798.

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