Europe

Serbian Climate Resilience & Irrigation Project

Assignment location

Serbia

Client/Funding

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

 

Technical, environmental and social due diligence of two investment projects near the towns of Svilajnac (1,042 ha irrigated area, total 1,916 M m3 water per year abstracted from groundwater/shallow wells and surface water) and Negotin (ca. 2,000 ha irrigated area, total 4,57 M m3 water per year abstracted from Danube River, balancing reservoir).

  • Technical assessment; set-up of inclusion benchmarks; assessment of demand risks; preparation of a procurement/implementation strategy
  • Economic analysis, including analysis of upgrade measures delivering water and energy efficiency savings/productivity gains and business model for recovering investment costs
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), including water use efficiency
  • Climate change resilience assessment, especially regarding water resources availability