Armenia Water and Irrigation Services Enhancement Program - Phase 1 Project

About this project

The proposed Program is aimed at providing access to improved irrigation services and safely managed rural Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services in selected areas of Armenia through a partnership involving the Government of Armenia (GoA), the World Bank (WB), and Agence Française de Developpement (AFD). Recognizing that the goals of this program cannot be addressed through a single operation, it will be operationalized through a Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) to facilitate sustainable transformation. The phases are progressive, and each phase maintains a similar structure and builds towards the achievement of the overall program development objective. The structure of the MPA is uninterrupted and overlapping to ensure that the Program's activities continue without a gap in the implementation of the key activities. The MPA includes (i) a six-year Phase 1 (2025-2031) with focused investments in enhancing the institutional capacity of critical water sector entities, revision to the methodology and structure of irrigation and WSS tariffs, completing core water sector strategies and irrigation master plan, finalizing all infrastructure investment feasibility and design stage documents for all proposed investments in irrigation and rural WSS, civil works to modernize five irrigation schemes, and construction/rehabilitation of supply infrastructure in selected settlements for rural water supply on a pilot basis using performance-based conditions (PBCs); and (ii) a six-…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Armenia

Sectors

Agricultural water resourcesMulti-hazard response preparednessWater supply and sanitation - large systemsWater sector policy and administrative management

Places

Yerevan

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure

Accountable

Republic of Armenia

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-P508124.

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