Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project

The project will focus on enhancing water supply and sanitation services and providing infrastructure that will facilitate long-term sustainable and economic growth. The project is consistent with the strategic goals set in the government?s SDP 2011-2030 and ADB Strategy 2030. It supports ADB Strategy 2030?s key operational priorities of tackling climate change, making cities more livable, and strengthening governance and institutional capacity. The project is also aligned with the government?s commitments to meet the Sustainable Development Goals 6 (ensure universal access to water and sanitation to all), 3 (improved health and well-being for all), 5 (gender equality), and 11 (make inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements) by 2030. The Timor-Leste Country Partnership Strategy 2016-2020 identifies improved water supply services in urban centers as a priority area for ADB support. The project will be aligned with the following impact: 100% service coverage for both water supply and sanitation by 2030 (footnote 2). The outputs will result in the following outcome: inclusive and sustainable access to water supply and sanitation services in participating cities achieved.