1. HRVATSKE VODE Legal entity for water management ZAGREB, Ulica grada Vukovara 220 GEF SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP DUBROVNIK, 11 – 13 FEBRUARY 2009 NERETVA I TREBIŠNJICAMANAGEMENT PROJECT mr. sc. Miroslav Steinbauer, B.Sc.C.E. Mario Obrdalj, B.Sc.C.E.

2. Bases for Project ImplementationCooperation between the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina • Legal basis • Agreement (1996) between the Governments of Croatia and B&H Regulating Water Management Relations– approved and ratified • Grant Agreement (2008) concluded between the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and Ministry of Finance • Project Agreement (2008) concluded between the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Hrvatske vode

3. Grant EffectivenessBeginning of implementation • Republic of Croatia • Legal opinions have been obtained regarding the Subsidiary Agreement and the Project Agreement • The Subsidiary Agreement has been concluded between Hrvatskevode and the Republic of Croatia, i.e. Ministry of Finance, which represents Croatia • The Croatian Project Implementation Team has been appointed • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Requested an extension of the effectiveness deadline on December 24, 2008 • New effectiveness deadline: March 8, 2009

4. Project Objectives • To improve water management methods and capacities in both countries and strengthen international cooperation • To improve the status of the Neretva and Trebišnjica Rivers in terms of achieving good ecological status of surface water • To improve the status of the Neretva and Trebišnjica Rivers in terms of the chemical status of groundwater • To preserve the biodiversity of aquatic and water-dependent ecosystems • To improve active inclusion of the public in the planning and decision-making processes

5. Project descriptionTheProjectconsist of thefollowingParts: ImprovedTransboundaryWaterResourceManagement PART A ImprovedManagement and Use of WetlandsEcosystems and Biodiversity PART B HighPriorityInvestmentforWaterPollutionControl PART C PublicParticipation and Management of Project Implement. PART D

6. Description of Part A • Part A (Component 1) – Improved transboundary water resource management. This component encompasses the following: • Improvement of the current institutional structure and organization related to the management of transboundary water resources • Establishment of an integrated water information system and monitoring • Preparation and adoption of the Framework Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basin Management Plan

7. Description of Part B • Part B (Component 2) – Improved management of wetlands • Improved management of sensitive ecosystems • Development of a pilot scheme to mitigate salt water intrusion in the Neretva Delta • Investments into water infrastructure • Improved management of reservoirs and identification of environmental flows

8. Transboundary river basin on the territory of: The Republic of Croatia (RH) County of Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Split-Dalmatia Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Federation BiH (FBiH) Herzegovina-Neretva canton West Herzegovina canton Herzeg-Bosnia canton Republic of Srpska (RS) Trebinje region WaterManagement The tributary of the Adriatic Sea richest in water on the territory of these two states

9. Neretva and TrebišnjicaRegion

10. Distribution of GrantProceeds

11. GEF Grant and Contribution of the Republic of Croatia

12. Dynamic Plan for Project RealizationRepublic of Croatia projects

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