Bolivia: Integrated Water Management Programme in Urban Areas (GIAAU)
This operation is part of a wider initiative in which the EU’s delegated cooperation is also involved.
Credits under special financial conditions with the objective of promoting the development of countries
Reimbursable cooperation is a modality that makes it possible to offer credits under special financial conditions with the objective of promoting the development of countries. In the case of Spanish Cooperation, this type of action is carried out through FONPRODE, the Development Promotion Fund which, in accordance with the provisions of the new Act 1/2023 [Ley 1/2023], of 20 February, on Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity, is now called the Spanish Fund for Sustainable Development (FEDES).
These funds have made it possible to complement the FCAS portfolio by financing new projects or second phases of Water Fund’s programmes. Among these interventions, those carried out in Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay are of note, as detailed below. In most cases, this funding is complemented by grants – either directly from the FCAS or through delegated EU cooperation – to extend projects to the most disadvantaged populations.
Operations of the Fund
Ecuador: Credit operation for the Autonomous Decentralised Municipal Government of the Portoviejo Canton
This operation is part of a wider initiative in which the EU’s delegated cooperation is also involved.
Panama: Sanitation Programme for the Districts of Arraiján and La Chorrera.
The Districts of Arraiján and La Chorrera (DACH), located about 35 km from Panama City, have experienced extraordinary population growth in recent years, reaching almost half a million people. Various interventions have been carried out in the area, but sanitation has historically been neglected, resulting in less than 40% of the population having access to sanitary sewerage. This is why it was decided to launch this programme, a comprehensive initiative with loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, the Central American Integration Bank (CABEI) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The Spanish Fund for Sustainable Development (formerly FONPRODE) is providing a loan of $50 million, which would exclusively finance the wastewater treatment plant planned within the project. In this operation, the Water Fund does not provide financing, but the Spanish Cooperation Office in Panama and the Water Fund itself are carrying out important technical support work to promote the project, with the collaboration of CEDEX, due to its experience in water and sanitation in the region. The incorporation of gender mainstreaming has also been supported, and two research projects have been carried out in this area.
In 2024, progress has been made, among other things, in the construction of the buildings where the pumping station will be located.
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Sanitation programme progresses in Arraiján and La Chorrera
Work is progressing on the construction of the buildings where the pumping, sewer, pre-treatment and disinfection stations, among others, will be located. Panama Sanitation Programme officials reported 32.5% physical progress in the construction of the Arraiján Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), in the province of Panama Oeste.
Paraguay: Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme for Small Towns and Rural and Indigenous Communities
In 2024, this reimbursable cooperation programme came to an end to co-finance, together with the IDB, the Drinking Water and Sanitation Project for Small Towns and Rural and Indigenous Communities. The programme has a total budget of $60 million, of which $20 million was provided by FONPRODE through a loan. This operation does not have associated funding from the Water Fund, but it is closely related to it as it was conceived as a continuation of the PRY-011-M programme- Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme for Rural and Indigenous Communities (PAYSRI)-, which ended in 2018, and the focus of funds is on rural areas, following the same guidelines and scheme of work and incorporating lessons learned from the first phase.
Paraguay: Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme for the Metropolitan Area of Asunción, Lambaré Basin.
This programme has an overall budget of more than €160 million in total, including reimbursable funding and EU delegated cooperation. You can read all the information here:
