The Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), Mohammed Ali has highlighted flooding, extreme rainfall, sea-level rise and climate variability as climatic risks to Liberia’s water and sewage infrastructure. MD Ali revealed that flooding damages pipelines, intakes, and pumping stations; extreme rainfall increases turbidity and treatment costs; while sea-level rise threatens LWSC coastal sewer networks and climate variability disrupts service continuity and revenue collection.
MD Ali noted that these climatic conditions have placed the LWSC in a macro-critical position, as service disruptions increase public health expenditure; emergency repairs of old aged infrastructure raise unplanned fiscal costs, while energy shocks amplify operating deficits and weak resilience increases the LWSC fiscal dependence on central government.
In spite of these challenges, LWSC boss reported a number of significant strides in operational performance, and institutional reforms as well as climate adaptation investments. Ali named strengthened Board oversight and internal controls, completion of financial, billing, and HR audits, introduction of standard operating procedures and improved transparency and reporting discipline as key governance and institutional reform accomplishments. He identified LWSC’s adaptation priorities as Climate-resilient WASH services, Renewable energy transition, Protection of coastal zones, and Climate-smart infrastructure.
Speaking further, Hon. Ali expressed optimism that reduce climate-related fiscal and service delivery shocks, strengthen SOE financial sustainability under climate stress, support climate-resilient public investment, and improve water security and urban resilience can serve as water sector contributions to RSF Objectives.
Ali was speaking Tuesday, January 13, 2026, when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 3rd Review Mission, led by Mission Chief Daehaeng Kim and IMF Resident Representative Joel Chiedu Okwuokei, held a high-level meeting with the management of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), represented by its Managing Director and four deputies.
The discussions focused on ongoing negotiations under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), with particular emphasis on supply-side considerations.
The RSF, established under the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), is designed to provide financing that supports climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as pandemic preparedness. It specifically targets low-income and vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Under the RSF framework, Liberia is eligible to access financing equivalent to 150 percent of its IMF quota. Beyond direct financing, the RSF can also be leveraged for budgetary support, enabling countries to advance policy reforms, invest in green public infrastructure, and strengthen efforts toward climate-resilient development outcomes.
Okay, a clear message here.