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United Nations Development Programme Country: Moldova Project Document Project Title: Local Development in Taraclia District UNDAF/CPD Outcome: Expected Output(s): Implementing Partner: Total resources required: _________ Strategic Plan Output: ________________ Total allocated resources: _________ Regular _________ Atlas Project ID: ________________ Other: Donor: _________ Start Date: ________________ Donor: _________ End Date: ________________ Government: _________ Pipeline: _________ PAC Meeting Date: ________________ Unfunded: _________ In-kind Contributions _________ Agreed by (Government): Date: Agreed by (Implementing Partner): Date: Agreed by (UNDP): Date: I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE Taraclia District is located in the South of the Republic of Moldova and borders with Cahul District to the West, the Territorial Administrative Unit of Gagauzia (TAUG) to the North, and Ukraine to the East and South. The district is administratively divided into two cities (Taraclia and Tvardiţa) and thirteen local communities incorporating eleven villages, thus consisting of an overall twenty- six administrative units1. Taraclia District has a population of 44,000 inhabitants, which is equally distributed in urban and rural areas – 20,800, and 23,200 inhabitants, respectively2. According to data from the 2004 census, ethnic groups residing in the district were represented by Bulgarians – 65,56%, Moldovans – 13,93%, Gagauz people – 8,31%, Ukrainians – 6,13%, Russians – 4,96%, Roma – 0,50%, and other – 0,61%. According to the South Regional Development Strategy for 2010-20163 (SDS), Taraclia was included in the South Development Region together with seven other districts (Basarabeasca, Cahul, Cantemir, Causeni, Cimislia, Leova, and Stefan-Voda). SDS has defined the following development priorities: Rehabilitation of physical infrastructure; Economy diversification and support to private sector development; Improvement of the environment and attractiveness to tourists; Energy Efficiency (introduced following the 2012 SDS review). Rehabilitation, modernisation, and extension of water supply and sanitation systems (WSS) has been identified in SDS as one of the main priorities for the Taraclia District where only 85% of the existing system is operational. The quality of water in the district is one of the lowest in the region. Also, Taraclia has the lowest coverage of waste collection services – 4,81%, compared to the regional average of 15,2%. Although there are two “Free Economic Zones” (FEZ) in the Taraclia District – “Tvardiţa” and “Taraclia Production Park”, specialized in the production of alcoholic beverages and ceramic piles, respectively – the later FEZ is almost non-operational since 2010. Most residents of the two FEZ carry out activities similar to those from the national territory, but with tax preferences. Reportedly, this has generated unfair competition in the region and generated losses to the local and state budgets. The Ciumai winery has been identified amongst the sites with a high touristic potential, however a series of difficulties hinder the development of tourism in the whole region (i.e. low quality touristic services, lack of management of touristic sites, poor infrastructure, etc.). According to the SWOT analysis conducted by the Taraclia District Council4, the most pressing needs of the district were inter alia the lack of material resources, including natural resources; dependence on imported energy resources; weak infrastructure development; obsolete equipment and technology. As regards the composite indicator showing the development level of local communities at the lowest territorial disaggregation – the “Small Areas Deprivation Index” (SADI)5 as of 2012, the Taraclia District displayed a SADI of 6346. SADI in the Taraclia District communities ranges from 11 (eleven) in Aluatu village, to 840 (eight hundred and forty) in Tvardiţa. 1 According to the Law on the territorial-administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova as of 20 December 2013 http://lex.justice.md/md/312874/ 2 Data as of 1 January 2014 http://www.statistica.md/newsview.php?l=ro&idc=168&id=4347&parent=0#idc=34& 3 http://www.serviciilocale.md/public/files/dezv_regionala/SDR_Sud_2010-2016_actualizata.Var_Engleza.pdf 4 http://www.raiontaraclia.md/attachments/article/99/TARACLIA%20EN%202013.pdf 5 http://www.mec.gov.md/ro/content/idam 6 SADI has been calculated for 843 rural communities in the Republic of Moldova; rating 1 indicates the most deprived community – the poorest and deprived of certain services – rating 843 indicates the least deprived community – the most prosperous II. STRATEGY The project will be implemented in close cooperation with Taraclia district local authorities, relying on preliminary identification and preparations conducted by local authorities (as detailed by Annex 1). Two main interventions are envisaged: Installation of 8 water stations in different local communities serving over 30,000 people and renovation of the roof for the dormitory of Taraclia University. These two projects were assessed to have a significant impact for the local population responding directly to their pressing development needs. The water project is directly aligned to the Taraclia district Programme for 2013-2015 towards solving the issue of access to clean water as approved by the district council from November 2013. The project envisages the installation of 8 water stations, which represent special installation allowing access to clean filtered water. Eight localities have been identified to be in most critical needs of such objects, they being: 1. Taraclia town- 13,500 people 2. Tvardita town – 6,082 people 3. Valea Perjei village – 4,982 people 4. Corten village- 3,314 people 5. Cairaclia village – 2,005 people 6. Albota de Jos village – 1,315 people 7. Albota de Sus village – 912 people 8. Cortenul Nou village, Cealic – 250 people An attempt was already conducted by installing a water station in Taraclia town, reconfirming the importance of the project. The intervention is very technical, requiring specialized engineering expertise and many authorizations from various authorities concerning the quality of water. The details of implementation were outlined both in the work plan and in the Annex 1. Following the verification of detailed technical estimates, consideration for the implementation of next activities will be performed, including if needed budget revision. The second intervention refers to the roof renovation at Grigore Tsamblak University in Taraclia. The dormitory of the Grigore Tsamblak University is a five-storied building put into commission in 1983. The roof is a flat one and is covered with bitumen membranes. The dormitory has a capacity to accommodate 400 students. At present, it accommodates 180 students. The building has all the plumbing and wiring needed for a student dormitory. The building is located in the central part of Taraclia town and is intercalated into a fairly developed economic-social infrastructure. The poor technical condition of the roof however has rendered the 4th and 5th floor practically unusable. Recently the exterior walls were provided with thermal insulation and the windows and doors were replaced. To redress the situation, the administration of the Taraclia-based Grigore Tsamblak University took the first step, specifically calculated the estimate for repairing the dormitory roof. The amount was estimated at 606,297,599 lei (a copy of the estimate is available). The total roof area is 1,237 m2. To remove the main cause of the building’s deterioration, specifically to repair the leaky roof, it is necessary to take the following consecutive steps: Obtain a technical expert evaluation of the condition of some structures such as the parapet and vent shaft exits. Revise the estimate and verify it based on the new solutions provided by the expert evaluation. We anticipate an increment of about 25% in the estimated costs. Select the contractor Perform the reconstruction Implementation of the current intervention is planned to be finalized within 6 months. UNDP will rely on its well established procedures in implementing civil –works infrastructure projects. III. RESULTS AND PARTNERSHIPS Expected Results 32,360 persons from 8 local communities in Taraclia district have access to safe and clean water Improved educational conditions for students of Taraclia University dormitory Improved capacity of representatives of local public administration in 8 local communities in Taraclia district Stakeholder Engagement Target Groups 32,360 persons, inhabitants of the two towns (Taraclia and Tvardita) and six rural communities (Valea-Perjei, Corten, Cairaclia, Albota de Jos, Albota de Sus, Cortenul Nou/Cealic) from Taraclia district, will be the direct beneficiaries of the Clean Water Component. The intervention responds to a critical need of the local communities, which is a significant issue for the Republic of Moldova (and in particular all southern area) – access to quality and clean water. The local administration was trying to address the issue from November 2013, when the Programme on building a system of water stations in Taraclia district during 2013-2015 was adopted by the District Council. Unfortunately, due to the complexity of the intervention this was not possible with local resources. Considering the support from the local community, the population will be involved in the identification of most relevant locations for the installation of these water stations