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Waste management project in Drenica

UN Trust Fund for Human Security

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Area: Kosovo

SERBIA

Duration: November 2000 to August 2003

Implementing UN Agencies: UNMIK; UNOPS

Drenica valley

Pristina

Kosovo

Budget: $3,030,000

ALBANIA
FYR
MACEDONIA

Key Words: Peacebuilding; sanitation

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BACKGROUND

The conflict in Kosovo which ended in June 1999 took a heavy toll on a region that was already suffering the impacts of poverty and a lack of investment in public services and economic activities. The rural municipality of Glogovac in the Drenica Valley of central Kosovo was hit particularly hard. The municipality’s iron and nickel industry, the cornerstone of the region’s economic activity, was destroyed by the violence. The sewage system throughout the municipality, which was already inadequate, was in a state of extreme disrepair by the end of the conflict and as a result allowed sewage to flow into streets, gardens and public spaces. This contaminated groundwater supplies was a critical public health problem.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of the project was to rehabilitate the sewage system of Glogovac municipality. In doing so, the project sought to improve the overall health status of conflict affected communities and to begin the process of reconstruction and longer term development in the municipality.

BENEFICIARIES

Through the rehabilitation of the municipal sewage system, all residents of Glogovac municipality, around
58,000 people, directly benefited from the improvement to health and sanitation services.

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