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Bosnia and Herzegovina / Republic of Croatia: Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project - Under Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea LME Partnership

GEF ID 2132
Project Website URL http://ntmp.iwlearn.org
Region Europe
Basin Mediterranean Sea (LME)
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  General Information:
Project Type Full Size Project
Start Date 2009/03/06
 
GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme OP9 - Integrated Ecosystem and Resource Management
Focal Area International Waters
GEF Allocation to project 8.00M US$
Total Cost of the project: 13.21M US$
 
  Partners:
Countries: Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia
Lead Implementing Agency World Bank
Project Description:
The development and global environmental objective of the project is to provide mechanisms for the efficient and equitable water allocation among the users of the Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basin (NTRB) at the transboundary level, and for enhancing the basin ecosystems and biodiversity through improved water resource management. The NTRB is a transboundary basin between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Croatia (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Croatia, former republics of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, are situated in Southeastern Europe (SEE) in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula) that covers approximately 10,000 square kilometers (km2). The Neretva River (220 kilometers [km]) originates in BiH, and its last 20 km flows through Croatia before entering the Adriatic Sea. The Trebisnjica River (99 km) is located mostly in BiH and is hydraulically and naturally partially linked to the Neretva River, being part of the same karstic hydrogeological basin. Taken together, these two rivers constitute most of the Adriatic watershed of Bosnia and Herzegovina and part of the Adriatic watershed of Republic of Croatia. Both rivers are crucial for transport, recreation, fisheries, and fishing. They are also used for drinking water, irrigation, and energy production. The entire valley and delta of the lower Neretva River from Mostar municipality (in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) to the river’s mouth (in Republic of Croatia) contain the largest and most valuable remnants of the natural Mediterranean wetlands in the Eastern Adriatic coast, as evidenced by its designation as a Ramsar Wetlands site. The wetlands serve a number of functions important to water resource management including water purification, nutrient reduction, sedimentation sink, flood management, and prevention of shoreline erosion. They also provide critical habitats and support local economic activities.