Project Objective: To improve Lake Bizerte’s wastewater management, thereby reducing land-based pollution in Lake Bizerte and to the adjacent Mediterranean Sea, through piloting inter-ministerial policy dialogue, supporting foundational capacity building in environmental management and providing access to infrastructure investment finance. Lake Bizerte has been identified as a pollution hotspot connected both to the Mediterranean Sea and to Lake Ichkeul, which is a wetland of international importance designated as a RAMSAR site and UNESCO-MAB reserve.
Budget
112,723,000.00 USD
Total Cost of the project
2,000,000 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The EBRD is composed of amultinational staff and in-house Board of Directors representing shareholders (61 countries plus the European Community and European Investment Bank).
The mission of the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs is to protect the environment and natural ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations. Its leading role is to promote sustainable development and, in keeping with that responsibility, it aims to keep the environment healthy within the confines of economic development and social progress.
Contacts
Senior Environmental Specialist