[{"bbox": [96, 178, 1134, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "As regards the improvement of the water and electricity access, significant works and projects are underway, in particular the OMVG³ electricity project at national level and the national electricity and water company, EAGB⁴, reform for the city of Bissau. However, at present, large portions of the SAB territory do not benefit from modern or reliable water and energy supply services and Bissau is still depending on a single diesel power-generation-boat at the port of 20 MW, which was installed in February 2019."}, {"bbox": [96, 337, 1134, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "In the last years, the EU has been financing a number of actions in the urban context. These include a **solid and urban waste management project for the capital Bissau**, the rehabilitation of an urban park in Bissau (N'batonha Lagoon), two projects of **renewable energy** (minigrid and photovoltaic power plants of Bambadinca and Contuboel) and the **rehabilitation of water systems** for the city of Bafatá and Bambadinca."}, {"bbox": [96, 444, 1136, 548], "category": "Text", "text": "Between May 2018 and September 2020, an EU project in the field of domestic energy under the *Covenant of Mayors in SSA Initiative* (implemented by UCCLA⁵ and Bissau Municipality), supported in particular the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as a cleaner, healthier and environmentally more sustainable alternative to charcoal in urban areas."}, {"bbox": [96, 549, 1134, 709], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU is continuing to support (and aims to reinforce) the training, dissemination and awareness actions regarding the design, management and maintenance of **infrastructures** (in particular of water and energy), directed both to public concessionaires, and to private sectors and civil society organisations. These actions aim at improving the management of existing infrastructures as well as to favour the conditions for the realisation of new investments, allowing various institutional, social and private actors to benefit from funding possibilities offered by the EU under the European Investment Plan (EIP) notably, as well as by various donors active in these sectors."}, {"bbox": [96, 710, 1134, 841], "category": "Text", "text": "In the agriculture, **renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors**, two important actions financed by the EU are still in their implementation phase: the integrated flagship Ianda Guiné Programme (EUR 44 million) and the Bijagos Civil Society and Human Rights CSO-EIDHR Programme (EUR 4.5 million), both represent interventions in rural areas (Oio and Bafatá and Bijagos regions) and in secondary cities (Mansoa, Bolama)."}, {"bbox": [96, 867, 1134, 1135], "category": "Text", "text": "Through multiple initiatives undertaken according to its mandate, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has taken, since 2016, a key role in supporting the dialogue and the **empowerment of public institutions and stakeholders working on urban development**. In particular, in 2017 UN-Habitat facilitated the elaboration of Bafatá and Bolama Resilience Action Plans (2017-2027) and, later on, the elaboration of the \"Bissau 2030 Sustainable Development Plan\". These plans were subject to several updates and public meetings between 2018 and 2019, which counted with the participation of several national and local administrations as well as others actors involved in urban planning. The presentation and discussion of the Bissau 2030 Sustainable Development Plan was held in June 2019 and the final version of the Plan was sent to all partners in August 2019. The document was then the subject of discussion and analysis in various recent events and studies and constitutes an important programmatic document for the development of the city."}, {"bbox": [96, 1159, 1134, 1240], "category": "Text", "text": "Last, but not least, in 2019 the World Bank (WB) carried out a pre-feasibility study on the development potential of public private partnerships (PPPs) in Guinea-Bissau which, based on the indication of the Government, focused on solid waste management and urban transport in Bissau city."}, {"bbox": [96, 1240, 1134, 1346], "category": "Text", "text": "Additionally, two new and important programmes for the next few years in the water and sanitation sector (for the city of Bissau) and electricity (at national level) with funding from WB and the African Development Bank (AfdB), are at an advanced stage of formulation and create a good perspective in terms of complementarity and synergies with the current, proposed Action."}, {"bbox": [96, 1347, 1134, 1425], "category": "Text", "text": "In the last two years, some significant works for the city of Bissau have been carried out, in particular thanks to initiatives promoted by the President of the Republic and agreements with other Heads of State (Senegal, Nigeria, Niger), such as the rehabilitation of main roads and of the colonial parts of the city centre."}, {"bbox": [85, 1439, 340, 1470], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2 Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [96, 1486, 288, 1511], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Urban Governance"}, {"bbox": [85, 1578, 961, 1603], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (in French:Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du fleuve Gambie)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1602, 466, 1626], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ Electricidade e Aguas da Guiné-Bissau company"}, {"bbox": [85, 1623, 821, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ União das Cidades Capitais de Língua Portuguesa (Union of Portuguese speaking Capital Cities)"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 27"}]