Angola Human Resource Development and Capacity Building for Climate Resilience and Water Security

Project Summary:

The grant aims to improve water supply services and strengthening water resources management for climate resilience in selected areas of Angola. A central challenge the project addresses is the severe generational gap in technical expertise resulting from Angola's prolonged civil war, alongside the country's vulnerability to droughts and floods.

The grant is structured around three core activities:

• Human resources development — including a strategic HR plan, hydrologic monitoring, and sustainable operation and maintenance of water infrastructure.
• Integrated flood and drought resilience systems, with a focus on the Cunene River Basin, combining nature-based solutions with groundwater and surface water storage planning
• Integrated drainage and sanitation solutions using both green and grey infrastructure.

This grant is aligned as follows:

• Linked to the implementation of RECLIMA Project activities (Climate Resilience and Water Security in Angola Project, P177004) through creation of strong synergies with the capacity-building component of the Climate Resilience and Water Security in Angola (RECLIMA Project, P177004)—the Young Professionals and Technicians Program (YPTP)—which is focused on areas related to water sector institutions, water supply and sanitation, hydraulic infrastructure, and WRM.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

• K-Water 
• K-Water Academy
• KEITI