Support Integrated Water Tender

Countryregion Kosovo Topic WaterWater sector policyPeriod 01.10.2018 - 30.04.2031Budget CHF 19500000Description The water resources in Kosovo are increasingly under threat from pollution and rising demand for water for farming industry and growing urban centers. Climate change is projected to exacerbate the impact on the availability of water resources as well as increase the risk for flood related disasters. The program supports different stakeholders in Kosovo at the national regional and local level to tackle these complex pressures in establishing an integrated water resources management approach.The program supports Kosovo in the development of an integrated water resource management IWRM approach under which all water issues and relevant stakeholders and their particular socioeconomic and environmental concerns are brought together. The process will be guided by the requirements of the EU-water acquis notably the EU Water Framework Directive EU WFD and its principle mechanism the River Basin Management Plans which aim at the protection improvement and sustainable use of water resources across Europe.