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JAPAN PROVIDES 8 MILLION US DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT FOR GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT IN LUAPULA PROVINCE PHASE 3

On 19th September 2014, Mr. Hideki Yamaji, Chargé ďaffaires ad intérim of Japan to the Republic of Zambia and Mr. Felix Nkulukusa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, signed an Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Project for Groundwater Development in Luapula Province Phase 3. The Government of Japan is providing to the Government of the Republic of Zambia grant aid of 858 million Japanese Yen, or approximately 8 million US Dollars, or 49 million Zambian Kwacha, for the Project. This follows the successful completion of the Second Phase of the Project which had been implemented from 2011 to 2013.

The project will involve the drilling of 200 boreholes and 5 pipe water systems in four districts in Luapula Province and the setting up of a sustainable operation and maintenance system for the boreholes and pipe water systems. The system will include putting in place measures to reduce levels of iron in the water, as groundwater in some parts of Luapula Province contains iron. Water quality tests will be conducted after drilling, and iron removal plants will be installed if the test results show higher levels of iron than those set by the Government of the Republic of Zambia. This Project is expected to benefit more than 82,000 people.

In the water supply sector, starting with Southern Province in 1985, Japan has contributed to the construction of about 1,900 boreholes in Zambia. From 2008 to 2013, Japan has assisted in the construction of 416 boreholes in Luapula Province. So far, a total of more than 100,000 people have benefited from Japan’s contribution to access to safe water. The aim of this Project is to further improve access to safe water in Luapula where the access rate is at 25.6%, the lowest level among the ten provinces of Zambia. In addition, the construction of a pipe water system has now been included in this Project, thereby enabling more people to have easier access to the safe water.

The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) was held last year in June in Yokohama, Japan. In the TICAD V, Japan has set numerical targets for access to safe water for 10 million people in the whole of Africa. Furthermore, Japan announced that from 2013 to 2015, a total of approximately 16 billion US dollars will be provided for mitigation and adaptation efforts for climate change in developing countries, thereby contributing to sustainable development and human security. This Project signifies one of those efforts.

It is hoped that the Project will promote the economic and social development of the country through improvement of water supply for the people of Zambia, and also further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Japan and the Republic of Zambia.

 

To read the speech by Mr. Yamaji at this signing ceremony, please click here.