Tanzania - Water resources assistance strategy : improving water security for sustaining livelihoods and growth

Page 1 Report No. 35327-TZ United Republic of Tanzania Water Resources Assistance Strategy Improving Water Security for Sustaining Livelihoods and Growth February 2006 Water and Urban Unit 1 Africa Region Document of the World Bank Page 2 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Tanzanian Shilling (Tsh.) US$ 1.00 = Tsh. 1195 ( February 2006) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AAA Analytical and Advisory Activities AfDB African Development Bank ASDP Agricultural Services Development Project BADEA Arab Development Bank BNWPP The Bank Netherlands Water Partnership Program BWO Basin Water Office CAS Country Assistance Strategy CEM Country Economic Memorandum CDD Community Driven Development CWRAS Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy DANIDA Danish International Development Agency DFID Department of International Development DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DWSSP Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Project EAC East African Community EF Environmental Flow EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EWURA Energy and Water Utility Regulatory Agency FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Fund GOT Government of Tanzania IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development ILFEMP Institutional and Legal Framework for Environmental Management Project IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources NGO Non -Governmental Organization NORAD Norwegian Agency for International Development NSGRP National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty JAS Joint Assistance Strategy JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency KFW German Development Bank LKEMP Lower Kihansi Envitonmental Management Project LMBC Lake Malawi Biodiversity Project LNBWO Lake Nyasa Basin Water Office LTBCP Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Conservation Program LVEMP Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Page 3 LVBWO Lake Victoria Basin Water Office O&M Operations and Maintenance MAFS Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security MDGs Millenium Development Goals MOP Memorandum of the President MKUKUTA National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty MTEF Medium Term Budget Framework MW Ministry of Water MWLD Ministry of Water and Livestock Development NAWAPO National Water Policy NBI Nile Basin Initiative NELSAP Nile Equatorial Lakes Investment Program NEMC National Environmental Management Council NGO Non -Governmental Organization NORAD Norwegian Agency for International Development NSGRP National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty NYM Nyumba ya Mungu Dam PBWO Pangani Basin Water Offices PER Public Expenditure Review PRSC IV Poverty Reduction Support Credit RBMSIIP River Basin Management and Smallholder Irrigation Improvement Project RBO River Basin Office RBM&D River Basin Management and Development Projects RBWO Ruaha Basin Water Office RCU Regional Consultancy Unit RIPWARIN Raising Irrigation Productivity and Releasing Water for Intersectoral Needs Projects RRFP Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project RWRA Rapid Water Resources Assessment RWSSP Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project SADC Southern African Development Community SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SMUWC Sustainable Management of the Usandu Wetland and its Catchment SNV Netherlands Development Organization SSEA Strategic / Sectoral Environmental Assessment SWAp Sector Wide Approach TANESCO Tanzania National Electric Supply Company TASAF Tanzania Social Action Fund TIRDEP Tanzania Integrated Rural Development Program TWRAS Tanzania Water Resources Assistance Strategy UCLAS University College of Lands and Architectural Studies UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme UNICEF United Nations Children Fund Page 4 UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNOPS United Nations Office Project Services USRP Urban Sector Rehabilitation Project WMO World Meteorological Organization WSSP Water Sector Support Program ZAMCOM Zambezi Watercourse Commission Vice President: Gobind Nankani Country Manager/Director: Judy O