Strategy on Implementation of the FASRBand

Action Plan for the Period 2011-2015

Third Meeting of the Parties to the FASRB Brdo (Slovenia), May 31 – June 1, 2011

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Background

• Why a new Strategy?

– A steady progress in the FASRB implementation

• Strength and functionality of the implementation mechanism reached

• Important achievements made so far

• The previous Strategy (5-year time horizon) “expired”

• Funding of a number of crucial projects secured

• Future priority projects identified and agreed upon by the Parties

• Challenges and obstacles identified

• Cooperation with numerous organizations and institutions established

• Remarkable experience from other river basins gained

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Background

• Why a new Strategy?

– A continuously changing “environment” of the implementation process

• Declaration of the 2nd Meeting of the Parties to the FASRB (2009)

• Decisions of the ISRBC related to navigation development (2009, 2010)

• Conclusions of the Meeting on Fostering the FASRB Implementation in the Fields of Water Management and Environment (2010)

• Joint Statement on Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin (2008)

• Danube RBM Plan (2009)

• Danube Declaration (2010)

• EU Strategy for the Danube Region (2010)

• EU 2020 Strategy (2010)

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Natural basis for cooperation(high environmental and socio-economic values of the Sava river)

- Natural beauty- High biological and landscape diversity - Large retention capacity- High potential for different forms of water use (navigation, hydropower, water supply, recreation, tourism, etc.)

- FASRB and its protocols- Declaration of the 2nd MoP- EU direct., UNECE conv.- MoUs with ICPDR and DC

ISRBC(Strategy on

FASRB implementation)

Sustainable development of the

region

Legal framework for cooperation

(recognition of the values)

Mechanism of cooperation

Key objective of cooperation

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS

Framework

Key objective of cooperation

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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 millionCountry 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 social value

– Natural beauty

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Sava River Basin

• High environmental and social value

– High biological and landscape diversity (natural wetlands, parks, protected areas)

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Sava River Basin

• High environmental and social value

– Large retention areas

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Sava River Basin

• High environmental and social value

– High potential for transport of cargo and passengers

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Sava River Basin

• High environmental and social value

– High potential for tourism and recreation

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FASRB

• Key objective:

Transboundary cooperation for sustainable development of the region

• Particular objectives:

– 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

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FASRB

• Implementation coordinated by the ISRBC (BA, HR, RS, SI)

• Fields of work of the ISRBC

– Issues of sustainability:• Protection / 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 and drainage, fishery, tourism and recreation)

• Broadest scope of work among European river commissions

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ISRBC

• Governmental sector– Officially nominated

national institutions– Other national

institutions

• Non-gov. sector

• Academic sector

• Business sector

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Current status of implementation

• Navigation, incl. nautical tourism

• Water management

• Other issues of importance

– Information management

– Hydrological and meteorological issues

– Cooperation, public participation, stakeholder involvement

• Lessons learned

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Navigation

– Further unification / upgrade of legal and administrative framework

• Continuing activity

– Rehabilitation, development and maintenance of the waterway

• Finalization of planning phase: 2013• Beginning of works: 2013

– Development of RIS• Implementation of

basic services: 2013

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

– Establishment of the vessel waste management system• Beginning of activities: 2014

– Creation of a positive image of inland navigation• Continuing activity

– Development of nautical tourism

• Master Plan: 2013• Development of infrastructure:

from 2013

Cruiser “Victor Hugo”, Sisak, June 2010

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River basin management

– Preparation and implementation of the Sava RBM Plan• Finalization and adoption of the 1st Sava RBM Plan: 2012• Implementation of the Programme of Measures:

facilitation of fund raising activities to start in 2012• Preparation of the 2nd Sava RBM Plan: to start in 2012

– Coordination of integration of water policy with other policies

• Navigation & climate change: ongoing, to be continued• Hydropower generation & flood risk management: to start in

2012

– Elaboration of other, potentially important issues• Sediment: activities to start in 2013 (Protocol)• Groundwater quantity, water demand

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Flood management

– Preparation of the Sava FRM Plan• Preliminary flood risk assessment: by 2012• Linking flood management and climate change: by 2012• Flood hazard and risk mapping: by 2013• Development of the FRM Plan: to start in 2013• Further upgrade of the Sava hydrologic and hydraulic models:

cont.

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Accident prevention and control

– Establishment of a transnational contingency management system

• Development of a water pollution contingency management plan: to start in 2012

– Permanent training of the existing structures responsible for APC

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Information management

– Establishment of an integrated information system in accordance with the Sava GIS Strategy

• Setup of the core functionalities: by 2012• Implementation of dynamic tools and services: 2012 – 2015

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Hydro-meteorological issues

– Strengthening the platform for exchange and use of HM information

• Hydrological Yearbook: cont. • System for exchange of HM

data: by 2012• Hydrological study: by 2014• Development of the Flood

Forecasting and Warning System for the Sava River Basin: by 2015

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Public part. and stakeholder involvement

– Strengthening of the public participation process for preparation and implementation of the Sava RBM Plan

• Preparation of a stakeholder analysis: 2011• Coordination of the public participation process: cont.

– Further improvement and broadening of stakeholder involvement in the FASRB implementation process, i.e. seeking a synergy of a top-down and bottom-up approach

• Feasibility study for establishment of Sava Water Partnership: 2011

• Broadening the multi-stakeholder platform: 2012• Fostering contribution of the SME sector to sustainable

development of the Sava River Basin: to start in 2012

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Prerequisites

– Securing adequate human and financial resources in the Parties

– Submission of the necessary data by the Parties

– Facilitating a free access to data

– Ratification of protocols to the FASRB

– Strengthening the capacity within the ISRBC framework• Support of the Parties to the Expert Group members• Strengthening the capacity of the Secretariat

– Securing funding for implementation

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Opportunities

– Continued improvement of cooperation• Institutions of the Parties• International organizations and institutions

– Full conformity with priorities of other cooperation frameworks

• EU Strategy for the Danube Region• EU 2020 Strategy

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The 2015 vision

• Crucial progress toward the achievement of the FASRB goals

– Reaching the final phase of rehabilitation of the waterway

– Preparation (and implementation) of the strategic plans for the basin

• RBM Plan• FRM Plan

– Advances in the establishment of integrated systems for the basin

• GIS• HM information exchange system• Flood forecasting and warning system• Water pollution contingency management system

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The 2015 vision

• Added value

– Integration of water policy with other policies• Climate change• Hydropower• Flood risk management

– Elaboration of the issues potentially important in future (sediment)

• Progress to be fostered through establishment of

– a transparent public participation process

– a broad platform of stakeholders (incl. governmental, civil, academic and business sectors)

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Contact information

International Sava River Basin Commission

Kneza Branimira 29/II

10000 Zagreb

Croatia

www.savacommission.org