The objective of the program is to improve the water supply and sanitation services while ensuring the sustainability of the vital aquatic ecosystem in the Western Area/Freetown. The program will directly benefit an estimated 1,400,000 people (51% women) by providing access to safe water, including new access for 1,000,000 people and the restoration of regular daily water service for 400,000 people.

GCA is supporting a key sub-project within the program: the Freetown Water and Sanitation Resilience-building Project. This project seeks to mainstream climate resilience and adaptation measures into the strengthening of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems in Sierra Leone.

Upon the African Development Bank’s request, GCA is providing technical and financial expert inputs to support the revision of the funding proposal submitted to the Green Climate Fund to secure additional funding for the project. GCA is bringing in specialized technical expertise around climate resilient water resource management and catchment protection to enhance the viability of the proposal.