SAVA COMMISSION Navigation in the Sava River Basin - From Conflict to Integrated Approach ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Sava river basin basic facts 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. 9 million Shared by 6 countries 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Sava river basin Cooperation Framevork Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin regulates transboundary cooperation in the Sava River Basin Signed in December 2002, entered into force in December 2004 Parties: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia (Montenegro cooperate on the expert level) Implemented by the Sava Commission, with the Secretariat as its executive and administrative body 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Sava COMMISSION OBJECTIVES To regulate an international regime of navigation To establish a sustainable water management To prevent / limit hazards (floods, droughts, ice, accidents) and eliminate / reduce the consequences Broadest scope among int’l basin organizations in Europe (sustainability + development) 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Sava COMMISSION - NAVIGATION SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITIES Legal framework (obligatory Decisions on navigation, crew and vessels) Rehabilitation and development of the waterway infrastructure (fairway, RIS, ports) Other (publishing of the navigation manuals, softver development, nautical tourism....) 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Sava commission Integrated approach Cohesive (joint work, projects, harmonization, cross-sectoral coordination) Integrated (whole basin, scope of work, all societal sectors, ‘top-down’ + ‘bottom up’) Aligned / complementary with wider frameworks (UNECE, EU, Danube) Pragmatic and practical Educative (capacity building, awareness raising) 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
Contact information International Sava River Basin Commission Kneza Branimira 29 10000 Zagreb Croatia www.savacommission.org 2018-11-18 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ
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