Secretary of the ISRBC

Contribution to cooperation in the basin

- International Sava River Basin Commission -

Dragan Zeljko

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Contents

• Background and legal basis of cooperation in the Sava River Basin

• Selected achievements

• Stakeholder involvement

Background and legal basis of cooperation

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Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (2004)

• Parties to the FASRB: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

• Specific goals:

– To establish an international regime of navigation

– To establish sustainable water management

– To prevent/limit hazards (floods, droughts, ice and accidents) and reduce/eliminate their negative consequences

• Area: 97 700 km2 (2nd Danube sub-basin; share: 12%)

• River length: 990 km (594 km of which is the waterway)

• Discharge (mouth) 1700 m3/s (1st Danube tributary; contr. 25%)

• Population: approx. 9 million

Country EU status

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Potential candidate

Croatia Member

Montenegro Candidate (2010)

Serbia Candidate (2012)

Slovenia Member

Implementation coordinated by the ISRBC (2005)

Selected achievements

• Sava RBM Plan (2014) – Based on commonly agreed SWMIs for the whole basin:

» pollution

» hymo alterations and

» groundwater quality & quantity

– 2nd Plan in preparation

• Sava FRM Plan (2019) – Common goals agreed

– 251 potential flood areas of importance for Sava FRMP identified

– Further grouped into 20 Areas of mutual interest (AMIs) as the basic element for the basin level analyses

– Total surface of AMIs is 5,659 km2, 1.4 million people

– Catalogue of measures

– Modes of cooperation in emergency situations

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Selected achievements

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• Sava GIS (www.savagis.org)– Common platform for data and information

exchange in the basin

– RBM module created based on WFD reporting guidance 2016

– FRM module created based on FD reporting Guidance 2018 v.2.0

– Module for navigation, sediment and APC planned

• Sava HIS (www.savahis.org) – Hydrological and meteo data management

– Historical and real-time data

– Inspire, WMO resolutions, WaterMl 2.0

– Based on Policy on the eschange of H&M data and information in the Sava RB (2014)

Selected achievements

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• Common H&H models– Hydrological model of the entire Sava River Basin

– Hydraulic 1D/2D model of the Sava River and its main tributaries

• Sava Flood Forecasting and Warning System

– Sava HIS

– NWP models

– H&H models

– Radar & satelite imagery

Stakeholder involvement

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• Wide range of stakeholders– Informing (web, publications...)

– Consultation (web, workshops, forums)

– Active involvement (observers)

• Sava Water Council– advisory platform of the ISRBC for the general purpose of public

participation and stakeholder involvement in the work of the ISRBC

• Sava Youth Parliament– the voice of the young generation in the Sava river basin

Sava Youth Parliament

• The main objectives of the Parliament to raise awareness of the importance of education on water issues, of education for

making decision at local and transboundary level, and of culture of dialogue between water users

to build connections between generations to solve common problems and challenges in the future, developing a balance between rights and responsibilities for water resources

• Members students of secondary schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and

Serbia

• Selection of participants on the basis of the results of competitions on various subjects (e.g. photo, video)

• The main messages from the Parliament are presented on different occasions like the Meeting of the Parties, sessions of the ISRBC and thematic workshops

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Sava Youth Parliament meetings

• 1st meeting - Lonjsko Polje (HR), 1-2 June 2012 – aiming to get acquainted with integral planning and protection of

water resources, to discuss priorities, to present their ideas and projects, and to develop cross-border co-operation

• 2nd meeting - Zasavica (RS), 24-25 May 2013 – Statute of the Parliament was adopted in which the principles of

work of the Parliament were defined

• 3rd meeting - Ljubljana (SI), 19-20 September 2014 – postponed from June to September due to tragic floods on Sava River

in HR, BA and RS, special attention was paid to flood protection

• 4th meeting - Bihać (BA), 29-30 May 2015 – the main theme was raising awareness on the needs of sustainable

development in harmony with nature

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Sava Youth Parliament meetings

• 5th meeting - Lonjsko Polje (HR), 3-4 June 2016– aiming to inform about and to exchange views in relation to

extraordinary ecological values and economic potential of the Sava River Basin

• 6th meeting – Belgrade (RS), 2 -3 June 2017 – dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation

• 7th meeting - Bohinj (SI), 1-2 June 2018– discussion on the exceptional tourist potentials of the Sava River

Basin;

• 8th meeting - Kumrovec,Vonarje,Kozjansko Reg. Park, 31May-1 June 2019– Selection based on a competition on the topic "LET'S COOPERATE FOR

WATER"

– The aim was to stimulate discussion and learn about the ideas of young people on how to harmonize the different interests of water users in a given area and how young people see ways to resolve potential disputes between different stakeholders, either at local, regional and / or cross-border level;

– Excellent interaction with the 1st International Conference for Geographyteachers

• 9th meeting – postponed Informal meeting of EU Water and EU Marine Directors, 16 June 2020

Thank you for your attention!

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International Sava River Basin Commission

Kneza Branimira 2910000 Zagreb, Croatia

www.savacommission.org

Sava Youth Parliament

• web page: http://sava-youthparliament.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavaYouth/