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Odra-Vistula River Basins Flood Protection Project

  • Approval date

    2 October 2015

  • Borrower

    Republic of Poland

  • Country

    Poland

  • Loan size

    € 300 000 000

  • Line of action

    Managing the environment

  • Status

    In progress

The project aims at protecting the inhabitants of the Odra and Upper Vistula catchment areas, representing more than 50% of the Polish territory and a population of about 5 million directly exposed to flood-related impacts.

Environmental aspects

The CEB classifed the project as category “A” since it required an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) according to applicable national law.

Taming the Odra river

Project in focus

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