Toward the good status of Drina river water: Civil Society Organizations’ actions to promote private-public partnerships for a better river management
Areas of intervention
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Municipalities of Višegrad, Bratunac and Srebrenica (along the Drina Valley)
Goals
To empower civil society organizations in supporting the creation of multi-stakeholder partnerships finalized for the achievement of good status of Drina river water in accordancethe EU Water Framework Directive
Partners
Women Association “Priroda” – Bratunac, Non-governmental organizations “TIDA” – Srebrenica and (associate partner) “Prijatelji Srebrenice” – Srebrenica Donor European Union
Period
December 2010 – October 2012
Activities included
Enhancement of Local Environmental Action Plan at inter-Municipal level, analysis of Drina Water sub-Agency (planned in the Water Law) establishment process and best EU practices in Water Agency creation and management, the development of recommendations for advocacy purposes, implementation of pilot actions to reduce waste on Drina through the allocation of garbage containers and micro-grants to reduce illegal dumpsites, and educative and demonstrative activities.
