Project

Enabling Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Extended Drin River Basin

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Project Identification Form
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PDF English 17 Oct 2012
PDF English 17 Oct 2012

Project Objective: To promote joint management of the shared water resources of the extended transboundary Drin River Basin, including coordination mechanisms among the various sub-basin commissions and committees (Lakes Prespa, Ohrid and Skadar).

Project Category

River/Lake

Country

Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Regional

Waterbodies

Prespa , Ohrid , Scutari , Lake Prespa , Drin

Ecosystems

River,Aquifers

Budget

226,429,721.00 USD

Total Cost of the project

4,500,000 USD

GEF Allocation to project

Partners

Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

GWP-Med is the Mediterranean Regional Water Partnership of the inter-governmental organisation Global Water Partnership (GWP). It was launched as the GWP Mediterranean Technical Committee (MEDTAC) in 1999, and was established in its present status in 2002.

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

The UN Office for Project Services - UNOPS - manages project resources to help developing nations and countries in transition in their quest for peace, social stability, economic growth and sustainable development.

Contacts

Dimitris Faloutsos

Deputy Regional Coordinator

Vladimir Mamaev
Vladimir Mamaev

UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor for International Waters for Europe, CIS and Arab States

GEF ID

4483

Status

closed

Focal Area

International Waters

Project Type

Full-Size Project

Start Date

16 Oct, 2014

Last Update

02 Feb, 2026