Water Resources and Irrigation Project

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The objectives of the Water Resources and Irrigation Project for Albania are to (i) establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and in the Drin-Buna and Semani river basins and (ii) improve, in a sustainable manner, the performance of irrigation systems in the project area. The project has 4 components. Dam and Irrigation and Drainage (I&D) systems rehabilitation component will rehabilitate and modernize I&D systems and dam infrastructure. Institutional support for irrigation and drainage component will improve the performance of organizations that provide irrigation services. This includes institutional reforms and capacity strengthening of local governments, drainage boards and Water Users' Associations, and piloting public-private partnerships in I&D service delivery through recruitment of third party operators to deliver irrigation services in three I&D pilot schemes. The component will also finance preparation of a National I&D strategy. Institutional support for integrated water resources management component will establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and at the level of the Drin-Buna and Semani River basins. Implementation support component will manage project resources in accordance with the project's objectives and procedures.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Transportation,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Hydro, Raw Materials, Government