📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Phase 2 Project
Project Number
58373-001
Country / Economy
Pakistan
Project Status
Proposed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Grant
Loan
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant: Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Phase 2 Project
Asian Development Fund US$ 5.00 million
Loan: Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Phase 2 Project
Concessional ordinary capital resources lending US$ 210.00 million
Sector / Subsector
Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply
Gender
Gender equity theme
Description
The Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Phase 2 Project (DREAMS 2) will support inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban infrastructure and services in the intermediate cities of Punjab Province. Water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services of these cities will be expanded and modernized. The project will focus on strengthening the institutional and capacity development of the municipal corporations of these cities to improve service delivery standards, accountability, and operational efficiency to ensure financial and operational sustainability. The project is aligned with the following impacts: urban environment, health, and living conditions improved; natural ecosystems protected; and climate change impacts mitigated. The project will have the following outcome: sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and low-carbon municipal services in the intermediate cities of in Punjab achieved.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The proposed Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Phase 2 Project is poised to fortify climate resilience by increasing the water and sewerage operational capacity to reduce the public health risks and environmental impact for those in and downstream of the two intermediate cities in Punjab. In Dera Ghazi Khan, this entails investment in wastewater treatment capacity complemented by the conversion of the pressurized wastewater network into a low operational cost gravity system. In Sargodha, this entails investment in wastewater treatment capacity complemented by a transition to surface water sources through the expansion of water treatment facilities.
Impact
Urban environment and living conditions improved, natural ecosystems protected, climate change impacts mitigated, and gender equality fostered
Outcome
Sustainable, inclusive, resilient, gender-responsive, and low-carbon municipal services in the cities of Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan achieved.
Outputs
Output 1: Climate-resilient urban infrastructure and services improved
Output 2: Institutional capacity, operational efficiency, and gender inclusiveness of
