MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday (Sept 2) approved US$93.6 million in loans and grants to improve and expand climate-resilient and inclusive rural water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in Cambodia.
The programme, covering 88,000 households in nine provinces, will support government efforts to provide universal access to safely managed water supply services and basic hygiene facilities in rural areas and improve access to safely managed sanitation facilities while addressing affordability, the ADB said in its press release.
The programme includes a $3mil grant to help finance the expansion of WASH facilities in the provinces where poor rural residents face the greatest challenges in accessing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities.
A technical assistance worth $600,000 will strengthen the government's capacity to enact key sector reforms under the programme.
In 2022, access to the safely managed water supply was 29 per cent for the country and even lower at 20 per cent in rural areas, while access to safely managed sanitation was 37 per cent nationally and 34 per cent in rural areas, the ADB said. - Xinhua
