TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Bank.
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Water Security for Central Kosovo: The Kosovo-Ibar River Basin and Ibar Lepenc Water System
T2  - Water Papers
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The World Bank
KW  - Canals
KW  - Capacity Building
KW  - Channels
KW  - Clean Water
KW  - Dams
KW  - Decision Making
KW  - Drainage
KW  - Drinking Water
KW  - Lakes
KW  - Minerals
KW  - Municipalities
KW  - Piped Water
KW  - Pipelines
KW  - Population Growth
KW  - Power Generation
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Reservoirs
KW  - River Basin Management
KW  - Runoff
KW  - Sanitation
KW  - Surface Water
KW  - Thermal Power
KW  - Town Water Supply and Sanitation
KW  - Transpiration
KW  - Wastewater
KW  - Wastewater Treatment
KW  - Water Conservation
KW  - Water Pollution
KW  - Water Resource Management
KW  - Water Resources
KW  - Water Supply and Sanitation
KW  - Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
KW  - Watercourses
N2  - Kosovo is a small and young state that gained an interim United Nations (UN)-administered status in the wake of the Dayton peace accord only in 1999; it declared independence in 2008. Compared to neighboring countries, it is still lacking in its basic infrastructure and its administrative and technical skills. In addition, with the onset of the War in Yugoslavia in 1992 most investment and normal maintenance came to a standstill. Much of the publicly owned infrastructure fell into disrepair or was vandalized, but private investments led to a construction boom which, however, is leading to many environmental problems. The government is committed to reconstruction and to the development of a peaceful state. It also intends to align with EU policies. Thus, the study has the specific objectives to: (i) assist the government to improve its river basin planning and management by providing (for demonstration purposes) a replicable tool and simulation model for integrated river basin planning and management; and (ii) support the government in its identification of priority measures of structural and non-structural nature to help strengthen the water resources sector performance. The source(s) for the financing of the identified projects will need to be identified further by the Government as the World Bank has not committed to involvement in the sector
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/27116
ER  -