Bosnia and Herzegovina / Republic of Croatia: Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project - Under Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea LME Partnership

The goal of the project would be to ensure the effective and environmentally sound management of the transboundary Neretva River Basin. The general project objective is to catalyze a more integrated approach to water resource management in the Neretva River Basin in order to improve the integrity of the ecosystem.

The global environmental objective is to conserve the water and land resources, and biodiversity of an globally important watershed. The development objective is to improve the ecosystem functioning of a transboundary river basin. The project aims to demonstrate and measure the benefits of a transboundary ecosystem management approach, utilizing integrated water management principles, in relationship to the improvement of water and land resources use, and biodiversity conservation. The proposed project will develop joint strategies for dealing with common issues and problems; define a mechanism for implementing those strategies; and support implementation of the strategies. The project will establish credibility for regional ecosystem management and prove the value of binational cooperation.

Documents & Resources

workshop Overall View Project Launch Workshop Mostar Presentation project-document Neretva River - Project Concept Paper results-notes 2011 Results Notes - Neretva and Trebišnjica Management Project File CEO Endorsement Form - Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project map Mediterranean Sea project-identification-form Project Document - Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project maps_graphic 0003343733 0003195222 project_locations 0003287417 0003283756