The EIB's Water Sector Lending Policy

Water projects in all their forms constitute an important component to support environmental protection and sustainable communities, one of the EIB’s six lending objectives inside the EU as per its Corporate Operational Plan 2008-10, and an increasing share of the EIB’s activities in Partner Countries. The Bank’s involvement adds significant value to water projects through project preparation, advisory and technical assistance activities. This is particularly the case in regions and countries where climate and other conditions increase even more the importance of the sector. The Bank’s intervention will be predicated on maximizing value added, and priorities will be determined on this basis.