Sustainable Development of Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant project, costing USD 390 million, is funded through a combination of Egyptian government public budget (USD 237 million) and concessional debt from development finance institutions (USD 150 million from AfDB and AGTF). The project aims to enhance adaptive capacity and water supply through infrastructure expansion and institutional support. The document highlights that accessing such concessional finance requires robust climate data, strong sovereign credit ratings, and a supportive policy environment, noting that Egypt is one of six African countries receiving the majority of DFI water adaptation finance.

• The Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant project has an estimated total cost of USD 390 million, with the Government of Egypt providing USD 237 million (62%) from the public budget and development finance institutions (DFIs) providing USD 150 million in concessional debt, split between the AfDB (USD 100 million) and the Africa Growing Together Fund (USD 50 million).
• Accessing concessional debt from DFIs for adaptation projects depends on three primary enabling conditions: the availability of robust climate data and analytics for risk assessments, a strong or moderate sovereign credit rating to reduce financing costs, and a strong policy environment including national adaptation and investment plans.
• Egypt is among six countries that received more than 75% of DFI finance for water sector adaptation, alongside Tunisia, Morocco, Rwanda, Botswana, and Gabon.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2021). Sustainable Development of Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/gca-africa-adaptation-finance/case_studies/sustainable-development-of-abu-rawash-wastewater-treatment-plant-2/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. Sustainable Development of Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant. 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/gca-africa-adaptation-finance/case_studies/sustainable-development-of-abu-rawash-wastewater-treatment-plant-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2021sustainable, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{Sustainable Development of Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/gca-africa-adaptation-finance/case_studies/sustainable-development-of-abu-rawash-wastewater-treatment-plant-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }