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Chisinau's River Bic Nature-Based Flood Management — Rain Gardens, Tree Pits & River Reprofiling

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Chisinau is reprofiling 7.6 km of the River Bic and installing ~90 rain gardens and 85 tree pits to cut flood risk for 2,100 residents and improve water quality for ~100,000 people, financed by €20 million from EBRD, EIB and the Green Climate Fund.

20 EUR million
Financing package
7.6 km
River channel reprofiled
~90
Rain gardens installed
2,100
Residents protected from flood risk (target)
Chisinau's River Bic Nature-Based Flood Management — Rain Gardens, Tree Pits & River Reprofiling

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Chisinau Municipality, with EBRD, European Investment Bank and the Green Climate Fund (EBRD Green Cities)
Period
2023–ongoing
Keywords
urban water management, flood resilience, green infrastructure

Context

Chisinau's Green City Action Plan (2020, EBRD Green Cities) prioritised climate-resilient blue-green infrastructure. In June 2023 the city, EBRD, EIB and the Green Climate Fund announced a EUR20M package to act against flooding along the River Bic.

Activities

The project combines 7.6km of river reprofiling, drainage rehabilitation and flap valves with roughly 90 rain gardens and 85 tree pits for stormwater infiltration.

Results

Stated goals are to protect about 2,100 residents from flood risk and improve water quality for roughly 100,000 people near the Bic; no completion date or monitoring results were available at review.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Very high (> €5M) — EUR20 million package (EUR8M EBRD, EUR8M EIB, EUR4M GCF grant)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Chisinau municipal engineering staff, EBRD/EIB project team, GCF-funded technical advisors

Conditions for success

  • coordinated tri-funder disbursement (EBRD, EIB, GCF)
  • maintenance of drainage network and flap valves after handover

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