Alto Solimões Basic Services and Development Project. State Development Corporation-CIAMA operates in Brazil.
The objective of the Project is to improve the economic and social conditions of the Alto
Solimões Region, based on the sustainabl use of natural resources and the strengthening of basic services and institutional development, through: (i) the development of policy and institutional strengthening for regional cross-sectoral development; (ii) the promotion of competitive environmentally and socially sustainable production; (iii) the increase of access to potable water and basic sanitation; and (iv) the improvement of health outcomes of targeted populations.
The Project constitutes the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following components: (A) - Policy and Institutional Strengthening for Regional and Cross-sectoral Development. Consists of four sets of activities. The first would center on policy development and institutional strengthening, while the remaining three sets of activities would focus on institutional, logistical and informational support for the execution of the proposed project; (B) - Promotion of Competitive Sustainable Development Production. Consists of four sub-components aimed at promoting the sustainable and equitable development of the Alto Solimões Region by fostering the sustainable use of its renewable natural resources and putting in place an institutional and policy framework. (C) - Water Supply and Sanitation. Consists of four sub-components to develop and implement (i) new institutional, regulatory, legal, operational and financial framework for WSS service provision, and (ii) new service delivery models and approaches for urban and rural WSS and urban solid waste disposal in Alto Solimões. The component would finance rehabilitation, expansion and installation of pilot water supply systems, rural and urban WS and solid waste disposal works and urban sanitation works and the new service delivery institutional setup, engineering design and works supervision for WS and solid waste disposal in urban and rural areas; (D) - Health. Consists of two sub-components to develop know-how, instruments and information environment to improve the performance and sustainability of publicly-financed health services in the State of Amazonas. The component would finance health unit remodeling, medical equipment, vehicles, health surveillance software, preparation of new basic care model, hospital cost system implementation, health base line studies, impact evaluation and hospital efficiency study. (E) – Project Management Unit. This component would support overall project coordination and supervision and would help to strengthen the effectiveness and quality of project operations.
