World Bank2017-06-132017-06-132012-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27116Kosovo is a small and young state that gained an interim United Nations (UN)-administered status in the wake of the Dayton peace accord only in 1999; it declared independence in 2008. Compared to neighboring countries, it is still lacking in its basic infrastructure and its administrative and technical skills. In addition, with the onset of the War in Yugoslavia in 1992 most investment and normal maintenance came to a standstill. Much of the publicly owned infrastructure fell into disrepair or was vandalized, but private investments led to a construction boom which, however, is leading to many environmental problems. The government is committed to reconstruction and to the development of a peaceful state. It also intends to align with EU policies. Thus, the study has the specific objectives to: (i) assist the government to improve its river basin planning and management by providing (for demonstration purposes) a replicable tool and simulation model for integrated river basin planning and management; and (ii) support the government in its identification of priority measures of structural and non-structural nature to help strengthen the water resources sector performance. The source(s) for the financing of the identified projects will need to be identified further by the Government as the World Bank has not committed to involvement in the sector.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITYAFFLUENTAGRICULTURE PRODUCTIONALLOCATION OF WATERALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCESAQUIFERBOREHOLESBROOKSBULK WATERBULK WATER SUPPLYCANALSCAPACITY BUILDINGCATCHMENTCATCHMENT AREACATCHMENT AREASCATCHMENT MANAGEMENTCATCHMENTSCHANNELCHANNELSCLEAN WATERCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGESCOASTAL WATERCONSTRUCTIONCONVEYINGCOOLING WATERCOVERINGCULVERTSDAILY WATER CONSUMPTIONDAMSDEBRISDECISION MAKINGDEMAND FOR WATERDISTRIBUTION OF WATERDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER USEDRAINAGEDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDRIP IRRIGATIONDROUGHTECOSYSTEMENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVESEVAPORATIONEXPORTFARMERSFORESTRYGASGROUND WATERGROUND WATERSGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER BODIESGROUNDWATER DATAGROUNDWATER POLLUTIONGROUNDWATER PROTECTIONGROUNDWATER RESOURCESHOUSEHOLDSHYDROGEOLOGYHYDROGRAPHYHYDROLOGICAL UNITHYDROLOGYHYDROMETRIC STATIONSINDUSTRIAL AREASINDUSTRIAL GROWTHINDUSTRIAL USERSINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLYINTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL WATERINTERNATIONAL WATERSINVESTMENT COSTSINVESTMENT PROJECTIRRIGATION SCHEMEIRRIGATION SYSTEMSIRRIGATION WATERLAKESLAND COVERLAND USELEAKAGEMINERALSMUNICIPAL WATERMUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLYMUNICIPALITIESPERMEABILITYPIPEPIPED WATERPIPELINESPIPESPOINT SOURCESPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOLLUTION OF GROUNDWATERPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION WITHOUT ACCESSPOWER GENERATIONPRESSUREPRIVATE COMPANIESPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGPUMPING STATIONPUMPING SYSTEMSPUMPSQUALITY OF WATERQUALITY WATERQUANTITY OF WATERRAINRAINFALLRAW WATERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL WATER SUPPLY COMPANYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESERVOIRSRIPARIANRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN DISTRICTRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANRIVER BASINSRIVER BEDSRIVER FLOWRIVERSRUNOFFSAFE WATERSAFE WATER SUPPLYSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION SERVICESSEASECONDARY RESERVOIRSECURE WATER SUPPLYSEDIMENTSSEPTIC TANKSSEWAGE SYSTEMSHALLOW WELLSSIPHONSSMALL ENTERPRISESSOILSSOLID WASTESPRINGSSTORAGE CAPACITYSUPPLY OF WATERSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER BODIESSUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE WATERTAP WATERTARIFF POLICYTHERMAL POWERTOWNTOWNSTOXIC SUBSTANCESTRANSBOUNDARY WATERSTRANSPIRATIONURBAN WASTE WATERURBAN WATERUSE OF WATERVALVESWASTE WATERWASTE WATER TREATMENTWASTEWATERWASTEWATER MANAGEMENTWASTEWATER SYSTEMWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER ALLOCATIONWATER AVAILABILITYWATER BODIESWATER BODYWATER COMPANIESWATER COMPANYWATER CONSERVATIONWATER CONVEYANCEWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMSWATER CRISISWATER DEMANDWATER DEPARTMENTWATER DIRECTORATEWATER FLOWSWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LEVELWATER LEVELSWATER LOSSESWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGYWATER NEEDSWATER POLLUTIONWATER PRODUCTIONWATER QUALITYWATER RESERVOIRSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SHORTAGEWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCESWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLY COMPANIESWATER SUPPLY DEMANDWATER SUPPLY SERVICEWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER SYSTEMWATER SYSTEMSWATER TRANSFERWATER USEWATER USERSWATER USESWATERCOURSESWELLSZINCReportWorld Bank10.1596/27116