Water Security for Central Kosovo [electronic resource] : The Kosovo-Ibar River Basin and Ibar Lepenc Water System.
Material type: TextSeries: Water Papers | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012Subject(s): Canals | Capacity Building | Channels | Clean Water | Dams | Decision Making | Drainage | Drinking Water | Lakes | Minerals | Municipalities | Piped Water | Pipelines | Population Growth | Power Generation | Public Health | Rainfall | Reservoirs | River Basin Management | Runoff | Sanitation | Surface Water | Thermal Power | Town Water Supply and Sanitation | Transpiration | Wastewater | Wastewater Treatment | Water Conservation | Water Pollution | Water Resource Management | Water Resources | Water Supply and Sanitation | Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions | WatercoursesOnline resources: Click here to access online Abstract: 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.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.
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