Meeting on water supply in Adriatic region to open Tuesday

BELGRADE - The Belgrade-based Jaroslav Cerni water management institute will from Tuesday, November 25, to November 28 host a regional meeting of partner countries in the Adriatic region as part of the Drinkadria project.

It is a project aimed at networking for drinking water supply in the Adriatic Region, and will involve representatives of all 17 partner institutions from countries of the Adriatic region: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Serbia.

As part of the meeting, a visit to Belgrade's Makis water treatment plant is scheduled for November 26.

Drinkadria is a project that was launched in December 2013, and will last until March 2016.

The project is funded by the EU through the IPA programme (Adriatic Cross Border Cooperation 2007-2013), and the project budget amounts to EUR 6.65 million.

The project focuses on common problems related to water supply in the Adriatic basin, network losses, aging infrastructure, low water price, rising demand for water, impact of climate change and large seasonal disparity in water consumption.

The Jaroslav Cerni institute is the only Serbian institution involved in the Drinkadria project.

As well as being a leading partner for Work Package 3 - Capitalisation and Sustainability, it is also participating in other project activities, including analysis of regional characteristics of climate changes, a risk analysis with regards to accessibility and security of water resources used for water supply, development of methods for planning regional and cross-border water supply systems, and activities aimed at improving efficiency and water loss control in pilot areas.

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