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SAVA COMMISSION

SAVA COMMISSION. Navigation in the Sava River Basin - From Conflict to Integrated Approach. Sava river basin. basic facts. Area : 97 713 km 2 (the second largest Danube sub-basin; share: 12%)

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SAVA COMMISSION

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  1. SAVA COMMISSION Navigation in the Sava River Basin - From Conflict to Integrated Approach ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  2. 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 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  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 ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  4. Sava COMMISSION OBJECTIVES • To regulatean 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) ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  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....) ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  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) ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  7. Contact information • International Sava River Basin Commission • Kneza Branimira 29 • 10000 Zagreb • Croatia • www.savacommission.org ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

  8. Thank you for your attention!!! ŽELJKO MILKOVIĆ

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