Towards Practical Guidance for Sustainable Sediment Management using the Sava River Basin as a Showcase Estimation of Sediment Balance for the Sava River December 2013 UNESCO ISRBC SedNet Prepared by: International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC) in cooperation with the Core expert group from the Parties to the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin: Dr. Marina Babić-Mladenović Institute for the Development of Water Resources „Jaroslav Černi“ (Belgrade- RS) Dr. Damir Bekić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Zagreb- HR) Samo Grošelj International Sava River Basin Commission Dr. Tarik Kupusović Hydro-Engineering Institute of Civil Engineering Faculty (Sarajevo-BA) Dr. Matjaž Mikoš Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana (Ljubljana-SI) Dijana Oskoruš Meteorological and Hydrological Service of the Republic of Croatia (Zagreb-HR) And additional experts: Vanja Damjanović Institute for the Development of Water Resources „Jaroslav Černi“ (Belgrade- RS) Dragana Ninković Institute for the Development of Water Resources „Jaroslav Černi“ (Belgrade- RS) Dr. Radmila Milačič Institute Jožef Stefan (Ljubljana- SI) Dr. Slobodan Petković Institute for the Development of Water Resources „Jaroslav Černi“ (Belgrade- RS) Published by: International Sava River Basin Commission Kneza Branimira 29 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: + 385 1 488 6960 Fax: + 385 1 488 6986 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: http://www.savacommission.org Supported by: UNESCO Office in Venice 4930 Palazzo Zorzi- Castelo Venice, Italy DELTARES (SedNet) PO Box 177 2600 MH Delft, Netherlands The Report is available at the website of the ISRBC BALSES UNESCO ISRBC SedNet BALSES UNESCO ISRBC SedNet CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 2. OVERVIEW OF THE SAVA RIVER BASIN AND ITS MAIN RIVERS ...................................................2 2.1.