Flood Prevention

Promoteur – Intermédiaire Financier

Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, with the River Boards and the Agricultural Water Management Authority as implementing agencies.

Lieu

• République tchèque

Description

The project concerns the first stage of the national Flood Protection Strategy and includes a number of priority schemes designed to mitigate flood risk in favour of an estimated 550 000 population.

Objectifs

The measures implemented by the project will safeguard human health, contribute to river basin management in line with the EU Water Framework Directive, and support the trans-boundary activities of the river basin commissions of Elbe, Oder and Danube. The project is a pre-requisite for lowering the risk of future economic disruption as well as for a stable economic development in the affected regions and will improve the quality of life of the people residing in the Morava, Oder and Elbe basins.

Secteur(s)

• Eau, assainissement

Montant BEI envisagé (montant approximatif)

EUR 60 mio for a first tranche

Coût total (montant approximatif)

Cost estimated by the Bank at EUR 197 mio. Cost of the first tranche estimated by the promoter at EUR 120 mio

Aspects environnementaux

Schemes are screened and, where applicable, EIAs will be carried out in line with EU Directives 97/11/EC amending 85/337/EEC and 92/43/EEC.

Passation des marchés

In line with EU Procurement Directives, tenders for schemes of a cost in excess of EUR 5 m will be published in the OJ of the EU. The others will be subject to national tendering advertised according to Czech law.

Statut

Signé - 28/05/2002