Type of service provided :

• • Comprehensive assessment of the water production and distribution network

  • Estimation of water resources and future demand

  • Household surveys to understand local water needs

  • Analysis of water quality and catchment vulnerability

  • Environmental and social impact studies for emergency infrastructure

  • Hydraulic modeling and network measurement campaigns

  • Design proposals and economic analysis of potential solutions

  • Feasibility studies and detailed design of planned infrastructure

Type of service provided :

• • Undertaking an institutional capacity assessment to produce recommendations to improve and maintain the existing sanitation sector institutional framework;
  • Completing feasibility and detailed technical studies and preparing the tender documents for the initial ‘urgent’ phase of construction work (approximate cost: €5 million);
  • Conducting multidisciplinary studies to develop and implement the Antananarivo sanitation system master plan covering stormwater, wastewater, excreta management and solid waste. This master plan also includes cross-cutting themes such as urban planning,
  • Monitoring and supervising the first phase of construction work;
  • Completing feasibility and detailed technical studies and preparing the tender documents for the second stage of construction work (approximate cost: €15 million);
  • Drawing up Terms of Reference for monitoring and supervising the second phase of construction work.

Type of service provided :

Conducting an assessment of the flow that could be sustainably pumped from each of the pipelines’ abstraction points (Ampotaka and Amboasary) in preparation for designing the pipelines and protecting the water abstraction sites.

• Assessing the characteristics of the groundwater resources at the 2 study sites (exhaustive water point inventory, literature study, physico-chemical analysis campaign);
• Conducting a study to determine the best way to protect the banks upstream and downstream of the Ampotaka abstraction point;
• Carrying out geophysical studies to locate drilling points;
• Drilling 3 reconnaissance boreholes and conducting pumping tests;
• Producing a conceptual hydrogeological model and assessing the water balance.

Type of service provided :

The focus is on six of the most water-stressed districts in Madagascar (Betroka, Beliky, Amboasary, Ambovombe, Beloha, Tsihombe):
1. Assessment of :

• • water demand through focus groups, key informant interviews and socio-economic desk study;
  • water resources, both surface and groundwaternd commercial performance;
  • existing institutional arrangements and governance models;
  • water supply systems and providers;

2. Data collection and creation of a geo-referenced dataset
3. Drafting of strategic recommendations for USAID regarding the success or failure of infrastructure and services, the needs of rural water users, management models for drinking and agricultural water supply.

Type of service provided :

The services provided by the consortium covered :

• Carrying out a diagnosis and assessment of the technical and commercial performance of JIRAMA’s management and water networks in Tamatave;
• Drawing up a short, medium and long-term action plan to improve its technical and commercial performance;
• Support for JIRAMA in implementing a short-term action plan (targeted leak detection, improved knowledge of water assets, mapping of user meters, improved meter reading and information management practices, etc.);
• Implementation of a capacity-building and skills enhancement programme for JIRAMA aimed at developing local skills associated with leak detection and service performance;
• The development and implementation of a communication plan aimed at the general public (communication on social networks, in the local press and in specialist magazines);
• Drafting the tender documents for the actions deemed to be priorities.

As part of a UNICEF-funded programme, we are helping to improve access to drinking water for 40,000 people in 10 urban centres in the Androy region of southern Madagascar. The project involves reinforcing a 56 km pipeline and extending it by 27 km, guaranteeing a reliable and sustainable water supply. Our expertise covers the technical validation of preliminary detailed designs (PDD), tender documents (DAO) and execution plans, as well as rigorous monitoring of the works. We carry out hydraulic modelling to optimise network operation and reduce energy consumption, while analysing and validating the proposed solar systems. We also check the conformity of equipment orders and ensure strict control of the work right through to technical acceptance. Thanks to this technical and methodical approach, we are helping to build sustainable infrastructure tailored to the needs of local populations, thereby improving access to drinking water in a region facing major water-related challenges.