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Country: Regional - Europe and Central Asia Project: 128416-(R) Danube Region Water and Wastewater Sector Capacity Building Program Sector: Water Supply/Sanitation
The objective is to support institutional capacity building and the development of regulatory and policy instruments in the water supply and waste water sector in participating countries in the Danube Region. Bank Approval scheduled for 29 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P128416. US$ 6.0 (F7VP). Consulting services to be determined. International Association of Water Supply Components in the Danube River

The World Bank (USA) is part of an international financial agency that makes loans and grants to governments in low- and middle-income countries to fund capital projects. The United States was a driving force behind the founding of the World Bank in 1944 and it is still the World Bank's largest shareholder today.
The United States contributes to tackling critical international development concerns through the World Bank Group and has a long history of generously supporting the objectives of the World Bank Group and has been a champion of the International Development Association (IDA) which provides low-interest loans and grants to the world's poorest countries. The key U.S. priorities at the World Bank include a multilateral health and economic response to COVID-19, debt sustainability and transparency, promoting governance and fighting corruption, ending energy poverty and supporting a strong emphasis on accountability, transparency and development impact.
Supports initiatives that ensure access to safe water, sanitation systems, and hygiene services to improve public health and living conditions.