The Project consists of the following components:

Component 1: The Transparaíba/Curimataú Water Supply Extension Pipeline System Phase II (Sistema Adutor Transparaíba Ramal Curimataú 2ª Etapa), to supply piped water to around 77 thousand inhabitants of the Agreste Paraibano region by building 182 km of water mains, 7 pumping stations and 9 service reservoirs.

Component 2: Microregião Hidrica 89 (MRH89) Integrated Water Supply Pipeline System (Sistema Adutor Integrado da Microrregião 89), to supply piped water to around 51 throusand inhabitants of the Sertão Paraibano region by building 103 km of water mains, 5 pumping stations, 2 service reservoirs and 2 water treatment plants.

The proposed NDB loan will support the expansion of Paraiba’s water supply infrastructure, thus enhancing water availability and resilience to climate change, in line with the State Water Resources Plan/Plano Estadual de Recursos Hídricos da Paraíba.

Project Entities:

1. Executing agency: The Government of the State of Paraiba represented by the Secretariat for Water Resources and Infrastructure (Secretaria de Infraestrutura e dos Recursos Hidricos, “SEIRH”), responsible for overall project planning, guiding its implementation and monitoring its execution and achievement of planned results.
2. Implementing agency: Water and Sanitation Company of Paraiba (Companhia de Água e Esgotos da Paraíba), responsible for implementing the Project under the guidance of the SEIRH.

Implementation period: 2023 – 2028.

The Project has been classified as Category “B” in accordance with the NDB Environment and Social Framework, with an Environmental and Social Risk Rating assessed as “Substantial”.

Key E&S impacts include: land acquisition, potential resettlement of people, impacts on livelihoods mainly associated with communities located in irregular settlements, loss of vegetation, potential impact within permanent protected areas and legal reserves for native vegetation, interference with aquatic habitats and hydro-morphological alterations, increased volume of water abstraction from the Açude Epitácio Pessoa, Piranhas and São Francisco rivers, vegetation clearance and soil erosion due to water pipelines trenching, and common construction-induced environmental impacts.

These impacts will be addressed and mitigated by adherence to country system requirements and management plans developed for the Project’s components, including the Environmental and Social Impact Management Plan.