Bizerte Lake Environmental Project Lagoon and Marine de Pollution
Project Summary
To improve Lake Bizerte’s wastewater management, thereby reducing land-based pollution in Lake Bizerte and to the adjacent Mediterranean Sea, through piloting inter-ministerial policy dialogue, supporting foundational capacity building in environmental management and providing access to infrastructure investment finance. Lake Bizerte has been identified as a pollution hotspot connected both to the Mediterranean Sea and to Lake Ichkeul, which is a wetland of international importance designated as a RAMSAR site and UNESCO-MAB reserve.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 5787 |
| Project Type | Medium-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2014 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 0 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,000,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 110,723,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 190,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 112,723,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
27 Mar 2014
Concept Approved
06 Jun 2014
Project Approved for Implementation
05 Jun 2014
Project closed
