1. SAVA COMMISSION Navigation in the Sava River Basin -
From Conflict to Integrated Approach
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2. Sava river basin basic facts
Area: 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
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3. 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
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4. 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)
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5. 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....)
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6. 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)
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7. Contact information
International Sava River Basin Commission
Kneza Branimira 29
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
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8. Thank you for your attention!!!
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