KOICA Steps Up Water Supply Project in Congo
Published by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Non Profit
KOICA Steps Up to Resolve Water Shortages Issues
TheKoreaInternationalCooperationAgency(KOICA)issteppinguptohelpresolvecontaminationandwatershortageissuesintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo(DRCongo).
Towardthatend,theglobalaidbodyisjoininghandswiththeKoreaEnvironmentCorporation(KECO)andaninternationalorganization,WaterandSanitationforAfrica(WSA),toimprovethecontaminatedenvironmentoftheAfricancountry,KOICAsaid.
Foundedin1988,WSAassists36 Africancountriesbyenhancingenvironmentalconditions.
ThisworkoftheKOICAisthefirstjointassistanceinconjunctionwiththegovernmentofficeandinternationalorganizationfortheAfricannation,accordingtotheagency.
"TheprojectforwaterandsanitationimprovementinIdiofaTerritoire"willsee4 billionwonspenton40 villagesoverthreeyears.Idiofais655 kilometerseastofKinshasa,thecapital.
TheDRCongohasbeensufferingfromcontinuouscivilwarandeconomicrecessionthateventuallyledtoavarietyofenvironmentalproblems.
Congo'sgovernmentwishestoacquireagriculturaltechniquesandwatermanagementstrategies.
KOICAandKECOwillstartconstructionFriday(localtime),afteralaunchceremonyhostedbyCongo'sAgriculturalFarmingMinistry.
LeeHoSung,KoreanambassadortoDRCongosaid,"Lastyear,weinitiatedthisplantocommemoratethe50thanniversaryofthestartofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwonations.Wewillcontinuewiththedevelopmentofdrinkablewater."
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