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.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
1351
Country
Hungary
Implementing Agencies
The World Bank
Approval FY
2006
Status
Completed
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Executing Agencies
Muncipalities of Budapest and Dunaujvaros and the DDNPD
GEF Period
GEF - 3
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
19,470,000
GEF Project Grant
12,500,000

Timeline

Received by GEF
28 Jun 2001
Concept Approved
16 May 2003
Project Approved for Implementation
09 Mar 2006
Project Closed
24 May 2012