Improvement and Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems Project (WB-P179737)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Kosovo
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Radoniqi, Dukagjini
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Oct 12, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Kosovo
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 9.71 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 9.71 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 9.71 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Oct 24, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Oct 27, 2022

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

As stated by the World Bank, the development objective of Improvement and Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems Project for Kosovo is to increase the efficiency of water utilization and boost agricultural productivity in the project area. This project has three components.

The first component, Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Radoniqi-Dukagjini Irrigation Scheme (RDIS), has the following sub-components: (i) Rehabilitation of the RDIS; and (ii) Modernization of the RDIS.
The second component, Capacity Building to Increase Water Use Efficiency and Agriculture Productivity, aims to improve the sustainability and efficiency of infrastructure investments supported under component 1 and increase the capacities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, municipalities, irrigation providers and farmers.
The third component, Project Management, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, aims to support the establishment of a Project Implementation Unit which will build on the experience in implementation of the Agriculture and Rural Development Project and will be tailored to the needs of the project activities. 

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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According to the World Bank, the project-related environmental and social risks are "Moderate".

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

The fund grant comes from the European Commission Development Fund.


Contact Information
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World Bank Team Leaders:

Silvia Mauri - Senior Agricultural Specialist
Trandelina Baraku - Water Resources Management Specialist
Xueling Li - Agriculture Economist

No contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

Borrower - Government of Kosovo:

Hekuran Murati - Minister
Email: mf@rks-gov.net

Implementing Agency - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development:

Blerim Hasani - General Secretary
Email: blerim.hasani@rks-gov.net

Contractor - Radoniqi-Dukagjini Sh. A. Regional Irrigation Company JSC:

Address: Rr.UÇK, 50000 Gjakovë, Kosovë
Email: kruradoniqi-dukagjini@hotmail.com
Phone: +383 390 320 054 / +383 390 320 536
Website: https://kruradoniqi-dukagjini.com/

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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