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