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Integrated RBM and River Restoration – The Case of the Sava River Basin
Dejan Komatina, Ph.D. Civ. Eng., Secretary, ISRBC
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Overview
• Introduction on the Sava river basin
• Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB) and International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC)
• Approach of the ISRBC
• Conclusion
• Contact information
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Sava river basin
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Sava river basin
– Area: 97 713 km2 (the second largest Danube sub-basin; share: 12%)
– Average flow at the mouth: 1722 m3/s (the largest Danube tributary; contribution: 25%)
– River length: 940 km (594 km of which is the waterway)
– Population: approx. 8.5 million
Country Share of the
basin (%) Share of the territory (%)
Albania 0.2 0.6
Bosnia & Herzegovina 39.2 75.8
Croatia 26.0 45.2
Montenegro 7.1 49.6
Serbia 15.5 17.4
Slovenia 12.0 52.8
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– Natural beauty
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– High landscape diversity
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– High biological diversity (natural wetlands, parks, protected areas)
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– Large retention areas
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– Large retention areas
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– High potential for transport of cargo and passengers
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Sava river basin
• High environmental and socio-economic value
– High potential for tourism and recreation
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FASRB background
• “Low share” of the engineered parts of the rivers
• There is “not much” to restore
• There is “much” to preserve
• Strong need for economic development
• A balanced approach needed to use the potential and preserve the values simultaneously
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FASRB
• Decay of Yugoslavia – a substantial challenge to WRM in the Sava river basin
– Sava river turned from the biggest national river of the former country into an international river
– Appropriate institutional framework for WRM ceased to exist
– WRM restricted to a national level
– New, international framework required for (T)WRM
• Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB)
– Signed in 2002, ratified in 2004
– The first development-oriented multilateral agreement in the region signed after the Agreement on Succession
– Implemented by the ISRBC (B&H, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia)
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FASRB
• Key objective:
Transboundary cooperation
for sustainable development of the region
• Particular objectives – to establish:
– International regime of navigation
– Sustainable water management
– Sustainable management of hazards (floods, droughts, accidents, etc.)
• Provides the ISRBC with the broadest scope of work among European basin organizations (i.e. river/lake commissions)
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ISRBC
• Coordination of:
– Development of joint / integrated plans for the SRB
• River Basin Management Plan (according to EU WFD)
• Flood Risk Management Plan (according to EU Flood Directive)
– Establishment of integrated systems for the SRB
• GIS (according to EU INSPIRE Directive and WISE)
• RIS (according to EU RIS Directive)
• Meteorological and Hydrological Data Exchange System
• Flood Forecasting and Warning System
• Accident Emergency Warning System (use of the ICDPR’s system)
– Preparation of development programs for the SRB
• Navigation
• River tourism
• Other water uses
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• Coordination of (cont.):
– Harmonization of regulation (national EU)
– Creation of additional protocols to the FASRB
• Navigation regime
• Prevention of water pollution caused by navigation
• Flood protection
• Emergency situations
• Sediment management
• Transboundary impacts
• Cooperation / stakeholder involvement / public participation
ISRBC
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• Majority of the ISRBC activities performed through implementation of projects
• All the projects agreed by the four countries
– New Strategy on Implementation of the FASRB
– Action Plan for the Period 2011-2015
• Full conformity with the EU directives and strategies
– EU directives (WFD, Flood Directive, INSPIRE, RIS)
– EU strategies (EU Strategy for the Danube Region, EU 2020 Strategy)
• Share of internationally funded projects increased to 80%
ISRBC projects
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River basin management
• Current activities
– First Sava RBM Plan (EU WFD)
– Protocol on Sediment Management
– Protocol on Transboundary Impact
– Climate Adaptation Plan for the Sava River Basin
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River basin management
• Planned projects
– Preparation and implementation of the Sava RBM Plan
• Implementation of the 1st Sava RBM Plan and its Programme of Measures
• Preparation of the 2nd Sava RBM Plan
– Examination of environmental status of sediment, water and biota in the Sava river basin
– Implementation of the Climate adaptation plan for the Sava river basin
• Period of implementation: 2012 – 2015 and beyond
• All the projects included into the Action Plan of the EU Danube Strategy as examples of projects
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Flood management
• Preparation of the Sava FRM Plan (EU Flood Directive)
– Protocol on flood protection to the FASRB (signed in 2010)
– Hydrological model of the SRB and the hydraulic model of the SR
– Linking FRM and the climate change assessment in the SRB
• Period of implementation: 2013 – 2015 and beyond
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Accident prevention and control
• Accident Emergency Warning System
– Participation in testing of the existing system of the ICPDR
– Efforts to improve the work of PIACs in the Sava countries
• Draft Protocol on Emergency Situations to the FASRB
• Water Pollution Contingency Management Plan
– Project included into the Action Plan of the EU Danube Strategy
– Period of implementation: 2012 – 2014
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Sava GIS
• Initial phase of the Sava GIS establishment
– Performed in accordance with the Sava GIS Strategy
– To be finalized in 2012
– Funding for the initial phase secured
• EC grant
• Contributions of the Parties
• Completion of the Sava GIS
– Included in the Action Plan of EU Danube Strategy
– Implementation period: 2012 – 2015 and beyond
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Hydro-meteorological issues
• Hydro-meteorological data exchange system
• Hydrological Yearbook of the Sava River Basin (the first since 1986)
• Planned projects (2012 – 2015)
– Development of the Flood Forecasting and Warning System for the Sava River Basin
– Hydrological Study for the Sava River Basin (the first since 1976)
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Navigation development
• Rehabilitation of the waterway infrastructure
– Planning phase under finalization (studies, design)
– Waterway marking system restoration
3.5 – 9.6 million tonnes
3 - 8 million
5.8 – 15.5 million tonnes 7.8 – 20.8 million tonnes
Sisak Bosanski Brod Brcko Belgrade
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Navigation development
• Improvement of navigation safety and technical standards (reduction of the risk of water pollution caused by navigation)
– Rules harmonized with the EU and UNECE regulation
– Protocol on prevention of water pollution caused by navigation to the FASRB
– Development of RIS
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Navigation development
• Integration with environmental protection
– Involvement in processes / projects on Danube and EU level
– Involvement in the ISRBC activities
• Sava RBM Plan
• Climate Adaptation Plan
• Sediment Management Plan
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Navigation development
• Activities planned
– Rehabilitation of the Waterway on the Sava River
• Detailed design (Belgrade – Sisak)
• EIA study (Belgrade – Račinovci)
• Execution of river training works
• Period of implementation: 5-6 years
– Further Development of the Sava RIS
• Period of implementation: 2012 – 2015 and beyond
– Establ. of the Ship Waste Management System on the Sava River
• Period of implementation: 5 years (2014 – 2019)
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Hydropower development
• Joint Statement on guiding principles for hydropower development and env. protection to be developed
– Process launched by the ICPDR (ISRBC involved)
– Replication of the Joint Statement process on navigation (ICPDR, DC, ISRBC)
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Tourism development
• Nautical and Tourism Guide of the Sava River
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Tourism development
• Activities planned
– Preparation of the Master Plan for Development of River Tourism in the Sava River Basin
• Period of implementation: 2011 – 2013
– Development of the infrastructure for river tourism
• Period of implementation: 2013 – 2015 and beyond
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Other developments
• Planned project
– Fostering contribution of the SME sector to sustainable development of the Sava River Basin
• Development of the infrastructure and facilities for river tourism (e.g. nautical tourism, recreation, fishing) in the Sava river basin
• Development of projects related to food production and fish farming in the Sava river basin
• Development of small hydropower plants in the Sava river basin
• Contribution of the SME sector to waste water and manure treatment in the Sava river basin
• Development of small shipyards and ports in the Sava river basin
• Period of implementation: 2012 – 2015 and beyond
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Public participation
• “Sava NewsFlash” bulletin (bilingual publication in English and an official language of the ISRBC)
• Brochures and publications
• ISRBC web-site
• Press-releases
• Press-conferences & media briefings
• Consultation workshops
• Public presentations
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Public participation
• Sava Day (1 June)
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Public participation
• Photo-exhibition “Sava river – nature, people and culture”
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Public participation
• Project “Our beautiful Sava”
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Public participation
• Sava Fairs
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Public Participation
• A number of mechanisms established so far
• A top-down approach dominated in the initial phase of work
• The existing top-down approach to be enriched by introducing a bottom-up component (according to the new Strategy on Implementation of the FASRB)
• Establishment of the Sava Water Partnership – platform to involve the governmental, non-governmental, academic and business sector (feasibility study under development)
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Commitment of the Parties
• Sessions of the ISRBC
• Meetings of the Parties
• Other high-level meetings
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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, mutually agreed, 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 conventions)
– Subregional (“finer resolution” and complementarity of results with those on the regional scale)
– Pragmatic and practical (offering concrete “products” to the Parties)
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Added value
• Relevance to EU strategies
– EU Danube Strategy
– EU 2020 Strategy
• Interest of other regions
– Other parts of South-Eastern Europe
– Mediterannean region
– Western Europe
– Central Asia
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Challenges
• Differences between the countries
– EU membership status
– 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 (transboundary level / national level / climate change)
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Challenges
• Lack of human and financial resources of the Parties
• Limited access to basic data (topographic, hydrologic, etc.)
• Twofold legal capacity of the ISRBC – Making decisions (obligatory for the countries) in the field of navigation
– Providing recommendations in the field of water management
• In some countries
– Lack of appropriate institutional arrangements
– Lack of harmonization of the legislation with the EU acquis
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Conclusion
• The FASRB implementation is:
– demanding, in terms of
• need for resources of the Parties
• need for continuous, joint efforts of the Parties
– perceived by the Parties as a process providing multiple benefits
– making a steady progress toward the key objective – sustainable development of the region within the basin
– an interesting example of the integrated RBM and river restoration ?
– a good practice example ???
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Contact information
International Sava River Basin Commission
Kneza Branimira 29
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
www.savacommission.org
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