As part of the DJIRESA project funded by the World Bank, Djibouti is rolling out an ambitious programme aimed at improving access to drinking water in rural areas, strengthening communities’ climate resilience and professionalising the management of water services. The project includes, in particular, the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure, the strengthening of the Directorate of Rural Water Supply (DHR), and the improvement of groundwater resource management.

To ensure the quality, consistency and sustainability of investments made in the sector, Hydroconseil is supporting the DHR in drawing up a national reference manual governing the design, construction, operation and maintenance of rural water infrastructure.

Type of services provided

• Conducting a technical, institutional and documentary assessment of the rural water sector.

• Conducting consultations with institutional stakeholders, operators and beneficiary communities.
• Developing a national manual on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of rural water infrastructure.
• Defining technical standards, design criteria and project validation procedures.
• Development of an operation and maintenance guide and a harmonised database of unit costs.
• Design of a digital tool to facilitate the dissemination and use of the manual by sector stakeholders.
• Support for the institutionalisation of the national framework and capacity building for stakeholders.