Clean and Resilient Environment for Blue Sea Project

The development objective of Clean and Resilient Environment for Blue Sea Project is to reduce pollution from land-based sources into the aquatic environment in selected areas of the South-West Coastal Belt of Albania. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Promote Integrated and Circular Approaches for Protection of Landscapes and Water Resources, has the following sub-components: (i) Institutional support for sustainable performance, enhanced monitoring and transition to circular economy; (ii) Environmental-Performance Based Investments for local pollution prevention; and (iii) Behavioral change support and dissemination for scaling up. 2) The second component, Reduce Water Pollution in the Vjosa River, has the following sub-components: (i) Expansion of sanitation infrastructure; (ii) Improved sanitation facilities and management; and (iii) Non-point source pollution prevention. 3) The third component, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, has the following sub-components: (i) Management and coordination activities by Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MoTE); and (ii) Management and coordination activities by National Agency for Water, Sewage and Waste Infrastructure (AKUM).