The project, which was EU funded, focused on improving the water quality and protecting the ecosystem of the Lower Dnister River Basin in western Ukraine and Moldova.
Over a two-year period, experts from Mott MacDonald conducted biological inventories and produced a management plan. The guidelines produced took stock of land use, economic activity and population.
The award is managed by CIWEM, The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, and sponsored by Black & Veatch.
Speaking about their win, Wim Verheugt, Mott MacDonald’s project manager said: “The Lower Dnister River Basin Project reflects the aims and objectives of CIWEM’s World of Difference Award in many ways. It has delivered a wide range of long-term, sustainable solutions to a host of environmental issues affecting one of Eastern Europe’s major rivers. It has also facilitated the creation of a major National Park which in itself is an innovation for this region.”
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Date Published: May 14, 2009
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