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Detail of GEF Project #1351
| GEF Project ID | 1351 |
| IBRD PO ID | 74971 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Reduction of Nutrient Discharges - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Europe and Central Asia |
| Focal Area | International Waters |
| Operational Program | 8 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2001-08-01 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2002-08-22 |
| Approval Date | 2003-05-16 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2006-03-10 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2006-04-18 |
| Project Completion Date | 2011-12-31 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| Executing Agency | Muncipalities of Budapest and Dunaujvaros and the DDNPD |
| Description | The main objective of the project is to decrease nutrients discharges into the Danube River and loads to the Black Sea, by improving the reduction of nutrients in effluent from wastewater treatment plants at Budapest and Dunaújváros and increasing the nutrient retention capacity at the Danube-Dráva National Park’s Gemenc and Béda-Karapancsa Region. The Project will complement the Government of Hungary in its efforts to reduce transboundary pollution in the Danube, and will lead also to necessary policy, institutional and legal reforms related to regional nutrient reduction and improved water quality management. |
| PDF B Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 12,500,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 12,850,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 19,500,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 32,350,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 12,500,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 19,470,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 32,320,000 USD |
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