Mandimba Border Town Water Supply and Sanitation

Overview
The project will provide climate-resilient water supply and sanitation to over 27,000 residents of Mandimba, Mozambique, and 30,000 cross-border travellers. It will improve health and hygiene, reduce waterborne diseases, provide economic opportunities and build resilience to climate change.
Investment request
£4.5 million of grant funding to upgrade and expand the water supply and sanitation system.
Project summary
Mandimba in Mozambique is strategically located on the Nacala Transport Corridor linking Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania to the Port of Beira, and also to the North–South Transport Corridor. The corridor development is prioritised in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Master Plan (2012–2027) and is critical to enhancing regional and international trade competitiveness. SADC has identified the Mandimba–Chiponde border for the development of a one-stop border post and related road network and related upgrades; therefore, both the town and trade flows are expected to grow.
The Mandimba WSS project will expand and upgrade the existing WSS system. Together with a parallel project in Chiponde, it aims to promote transboundary cooperation between Mozambique and Malawi and increased resilience for the Mandimba population. The initiative will deliver significant social and health impacts and is economically viable, with a positive economic benefit–cost ratio. The revenue generated from the system will be sufficient to support operational costs as long as tariffs can be gradually increased.
The project is part of a wider CRIDF initiative to support climate-resilient WSS infrastructure at strategic SADC one-stop border posts.
Main sponsor(s)
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Administration (AIAS)