Paraiba Improving Water Resources Management and Services Provision

About this project

The objectives of the Paraiba Improving Water Resources Management and Services Provision Project are to: (i) strengthen capacity for integrated water resources management in the State; (ii) improve reliability of water services in the Agreste and Borborema regions; and (iii) improve the operational efficiency of water and wastewater services in the Joao Pessoa Metropolitan Region. There are three components to the project, the first component being integrated water resources management. This component will support strengthening the institutional capacity for water resources management and meteorological and hydrological monitoring and forecasting and increasing the resilience of water supply systems to climate-related events. The component includes the following subcomponents: improving water management, project management and institutional Development. The second component is the improved water and sanitation services reliability and efficiency. This component will help increase the reliability of water supply and the resilience of services to extreme drought events in water scarce regions. The component will reduce the contamination of scarce water resources in the JPMR by improving sanitation systems. The component will also invest in improving the operational efficiency of CAGEPA. The component includes the following subcomponents: water infrastructure in the Agreste and Borborema Regions, and water and Sanitation in João Pessoa Metropolitan Region. Finally, the third c…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Brazil

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessWater supply - large systemsSanitation - large systemsWater sector policy and administrative managementWater resources conservation (including data collection)

Places

Piranhas, Paraiba, Miriri, Mamanguape, Trairi, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba Do Sul, Camalau, Borborema, Pocoes and 9 more

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

CAGEPA - State Water and Sanitation Company

Accountable

State Secretariat for Infrastructure, Water Resources and Environment

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-P165683.

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