1. Romania Agricultural Pollution Control Project
Why institutions matter

2. Outline What did the project do Why did it go so well
Scaling up from pilot to national level
Conclusions

4. Why did it go so well
Offered immediate and direct benefits to beneficiaries and changed behaviours
Brought local institutions to work together with communities and built institutional capacity
Gave policy support to national level institutions

6. Scaling up: from pilot to national level
Build on previous success and move to integrated nutrient pollution control
Use institutions (local, national) as drivers for change
Seek incentives for institutions to be engaged – be politically sensitive
Institutions are critical, but need to find better ways to involve them

10. Project Area – Cross section
Rural settlements
Water bodies
Irrigated and drained area
Danube
Approx. 35 km
Approx. 14 km