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WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECT Key Dates: Approved : June 7, 2005 Effective: November 18, 2005 Closing: August 28, 2012 Financing from all co-financiers, million US Dollars: Public Disclosure Authorized Financier Financing Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.19 Global Environment Facility 8.90 Global Environment-Associated IDA Fund 4.00 Government of Spain 1.18 Total Project Cost 20.27 World Bank Disbursements, million US Dollars *: Total Disbursed Undisburse d Global Environment Facility 8.90 5.03 3.87 * as of January, 2011. Note: Disbursements may differ from financing due to exchange Public Disclosure Authorized rate fluctuations at the time of disbursement. The Project focuses on the Neretva and Bosna Rivers. The Neretva River originates in BH and flows through Croatia before entering into the Adriatic Sea, and has a strong impact on the water quality of the Bay of Mali Ston. It is an important source of hydropower, drinking water and irrigation but also a source of pollutants for the Adriatic and Mediterranean. The Neretva Delta is a Mediterranean wetland of international importance and designated as a Ramsar Wetlands site. The Bosna River Basin covers the largest and most developed area of BH. The Bosna River also originates in BH and is about 260 km long. BH‟s most developed and industrialized regions are found along this river. Wastewater from communities and industrial facilities – the concentrated polluters – discharges directly into the river, most of it without any treatment and is the major source of pollutants for the Danube. The Project Development Objective is to further strengthen the capacity of local utilities and reduce pollution from municipal sources into the Neretva and Bosna Rivers. The global objective is to reduce municipal pollution and nutrients in Public Disclosure Authorized the Adriatic Sea and the Danube Basin. Results achieved: Water Information System (WIS) installed in water agencies in both entities; 11 percent of municipal wastewater are treated and discharged according to new BH water-environment standards; Country adoption of the affordable water/environment standards for municipal-based pollution; Increased stakeholder awareness with completion of meetings and publications disseminated; Improved cooperation of BH with institutions in Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia leading to agreement on most aspects of Waste Water Improvement Plan requiring cross-border cooperation. Key Partners: The FBH Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry. Public Disclosure Authorized Key Development Partners: The EU, and the Governments of Spain and Sweden are co-financing this project. .