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Water Resources Management Project

Albania

Borrower Albania
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Agriculture
Approved 17.06.2004
Signed 02.09.2004
Status Completed
Loan Administrator OPEC Fund
Executing Agency Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Co-financiers IDA, KFAED, Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 5.70
Total Project Cost (US$m) 40.00

Although Albania has substantial annual rainfall, less that 20% occurs during the main cultivation period, necessitating the use of irrigated agriculture. As cultivated fields are generally located on low-lying coastal plains that are susceptible to frequent flooding, functioning drainage and flood protection systems are vital. The project will thus entail:

  • rehabilitation of five irrigation and drainage schemes covering a total of 6,150 ha and shared among 6,000 farming families in the south;
  • repair of drainage systems and flood control mechanisms on a further 30,000 ha;
  • rehabilitation of reservoirs.
The project will enable around 50,000 families to increase their incomes and make the transition from subsistence to commercial farming.

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