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IWRM in the Sava River Basin
– a basis for sustainable development
of the region
Dejan Komatina, Ph.D. Civ. Eng.,
Secretary, ISRBC
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Background
• Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB)
– Signed in 2002, ratified in 2004
– The first multilateral agreement in the region signed after
the Agreement on succession
– International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC)
established in June 2005
– Secretariat of the ISRBC started to work in January 2006
– Provides the ISRBC with the broadest scope of work among
European basin organizations (i.e. river commissions)
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Overall objective
Transboundary cooperation
for sustainable development of the region
– Issues of sustainability:
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Improvement of water quality
Maintenance of water quantity
Protection of aquatic ecosystem
Protection against the harmful effects of water
(due to floods, ice, droughts, accidents)
– Development activities:
• Different kinds of water use
(navigation, hydropower generation, water supply, sewerage,
irrigation and drainage, fishery, tourism and recreation)
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Structure
• Governmental sector
– Officially nominated
national institutions
– Other national
institutions
• Non-gov. sector
• Academic sector
• Business sector
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Activities
• Coordination of:
– Development of strategic plans for the Sava River Basin (RBM, FRM)
– Establishment of integrated systems for the Sava River Basin
(GIS, RIS, HMIS, FFWS, AEWS)
– Preparation of development programs for the Sava River Basin
• Rehabilitation and development of navigation
• Development of tourism
– Harmonization of regulation (national  EU)
– Creation of additional protocols to the FASRB
• Cooperation / stakeholder involvement / public participation
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Example
• Rehabilitation of the Waterway on the Sava River
– Planning phase (studies, design)
– Technical standards (rules harmonized with EU and UNECE regulation)
– Protocol on prevention of water pollution caused by navigation
– Sava RBM Plan
– Climate Adaptation Plan
Sisak
Bosanski Brod
3.5 – 9.6 million tonnes
– Sediment Management
Plan
– Initial phase of the
RIS development
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5.8 – 15.5 million tonnes
Belgrade
7.8 – 20.8 million tonnes
3-8
million
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Example
• Rehabilitation of the Waterway on the Sava River
– Joint Statement
(ICPDR, DC, ISRBC, and EC)
Cruiser “Victor Hugo”, Sisak, June 2010
– Manual on Integrated
IWT Planning
(EU FP7 PLATINA Project)
– WANDA
(SEE TCP Project)
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Added value
• Key features of the approach
– Cohesive, providing conditions for:
• Cooperation of the countries after the conflict
• Implementation of joint, basin-wide projects
• Harmonization of national regulation, methodologies, procedures …
– Integrated (whole basin; sustainability and development)
– Transparent (public participation)
– Aligned with the EU and UNECE regulation
(EU Directives, UNECE Water Convention, ...)
– Subregional (“finer resolution” of results than on a regional scale)
– Pragmatic and practical (offering concrete “products” to the Parties –
joint plans, development programs, protocols, harmonized regulation,
integrated systems)
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Added value
• Indicators
– Interest in the Sava model
• Central Asia (Tajikistan; UNECE)
• Europe (Conf. on Conventions on Int’l
Waters; Parl. Assembly of the Council
of Europe)
• Mediterranean (Lebanon; GWPMediterranean)
– Recognition of the Joint Statement
Process
• EU (e.g. in the European Parliament
resolution on EU Strategy for the
Danube Region)
• Similar processes to be launched in the
fields of hydropower and agriculture
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Relevance to EU 2020
• Sustainable growth
– Programs for sustainable development of the region (navigation,
tourism)
– Climate change adaptation (two ongoing projects)
– Use of hydropower as a renewable energy source
• Smart growth
– Involvement of academic sector
– Establishment of information systems for the Sava river basin
• Inclusive growth
– Fostering contribution of SMEs to sustainable development of the
region
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Key challenges
• Differences between the countries
– Status with respect to EU & eligibility for approaching funds
– Level of economic development (financial resources)
– Organizational structure in decision-making process
– Environmental awareness of the public
• Financing priority projects / strategic studies, establishment of
integrated systems
• Resolving conflicts of interests of different users of water
a country / between countries / climate change)
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Funding of the activities
• Funding of projects from external sources improving steadily
(share of the projects funded from international programs / funds
increasing)
• Funding for the priority projects needed
• EU Strategy for the Danube Region expected to be an
appropriate framework
• Roundtable on fund raising activities for the ISRBC projects
(Sarajevo, B&H, 17 May 2011)
• 3rd Meeting of the Parties to the FASRB
(Brdo near Kranj, Slovenia, 31 May – 1 June 2011)
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Detailed information
www.savacommission.org
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