Transboundary water cooperation in reponse of floods: example of Sava River Basin Enhancing transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region Tunis, 20-21 Dec 2017 Melita Žižanović Dakić, Legal Expert, Secretariat of the Sava Commission Sava river basin • Main facts – Area: ≈ 97 700 km2 (the second largest Danube sub-basin; share: 12%) – River length: 990 km (≈ 600 km of which is the waterway) – Population: approx. 9 million Country Share of the basin (%) Albania 0.2 Bosnia & Herzegovina 39.2 Croatia 26.0 Montenegro 7.1 Serbia 15.5 Slovenia 12.0 Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Background to cooperation Legal framework • Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (sig. 2002) & Protocol on flood protection to the Framework Agreement (sig. 2010) – Parties • Bosnia & Herzegovina • Croatia • Serbia • Slovenia Montenegro – cooperation on technical leve until full membership • Implementation coordinated by International Sava River Basin Commission Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 3 Flood Risk Management Significant floods Year of flood Affected area/river Oct/Nov 1896 Drina River Apr 1932 Sava River Oct 1933 Sava River Nov 1944 Sava River Oct 1964 Sava River Dec 1966 Sava and Kupa rivers Dec 1968 Bosna River Jan 1970 Sava and Bosut rivers Oct 1974 Sava, Krapina, Kupa and Una Jul 1989 Krapina River 1990 Upper Sava River Basin Oct/Nov 1998 Upper Sava River Basin Nov 1998 Kupa River Jul 1999 Tamnava, Ub and Gračica rivers Jun 2001 Kolubara, Jadar and Ljuboviđa r. Mar 2006 Tamnava, Ub and Gračica rivers Apr 2006 Sava River Sep 2007 Upper Sava River Basin Mar 2009 Tamnava, Ub and Gračica rivers Dec 2009 Upper Sava River Basin May/Jun 2010 Middle Sava River Basin Sep 2010 Middle Sava River Basin Dec 2010 Drina, Kupa and Una rivers Feb 2014 Kupa River May 2014 Middle/lower Sava River Basin Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 May 2014 floods Country Affected Evacuated Casualties Damage+losses Cause (mil EUR) Serbia 1.6 million 32 000 51 Damage: 860 Torrents, landslides, Losses: 662 dike breach Total: 1532 Bosnia and 1 million 90 000 25 Damage: 1274 Torrents, landslides, Herzegovina Losses: 763 dike breach Total: 2037 Croatia 38 000 15 000 3 Total: 300 Dike breach • Report on Floods in May 2014 in the Sava River Basin – Prepared jointly with the ICPDR http://www.savacommission.org/publications Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Cooperation in Flood Risk Management • One of main objectives of FASRB: Prevent or limit floods, and reduce and eliminate adverse consequences Protocol on flood protection to the FASRB • Protocol entered into force on Nov 27, 2015 • Protocol regulates the issues of sustainable flood protection in the Sava River Basin with aim to prevent or limit flood hazard, to reduce flood risk and to reduce or mitigate detrimental consequences of floods • Parties agreed to cooperate in the following activities: 1. Preparation of the Sava Flood Risk Management Plan (Sava FRMP) 2. Establishment of the Sava Flood Forecasting, Warning and Alarm System (Sava FFWS) 3. Exchange of information significant for sustainable flood protection 4. Implementation of all mutually agreed measures and activities Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Step Forward Step forward to improve the exchange of data and information First Data Policy document initiated by int’l basin organizations and • Policy on the Exchange of Hydrological and supported by the WMO Meteorological Data and Information in the Signed by NHMSs (6/6) and water Sava River Basin (2014) agencies (2/4) • Principles – procedures, level of exchange of hydrological and meteorological data and information • Organizations – Hydro-meteorological services – Water / environment agencies – Hydropower companies (to be included) •Enhancing transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Sava GIS Exchange of information significant for sustainable flood protection A common platform for sharing and dissemination of information and knowledge about WRM in the basin www.savagis.org 2007-2015 – Sava Geographic Information System Strategy for the Sava River Basin, 2008 – Establishment of Sava GIS Core Functionalities, 2015 • Wide range of data to be exchanged River basin management Flood management Navigation safety management Sediment management Accident prevention and control Enhancing transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Flood Risk Management Plan The Protocol states: The Parties shall prepare the Flood Risk Management Plan for the Sava River Basin in accordance with the content defined by the EU Floods Directive (Directive 2007/60/EC), and taking into account all relevant aspects of flood risk management Area with Program Preliminary Modes of Potential Flood Hazard for development Flood Risk Flood Risk join cooperation Significant and of the Flood Risk Asssessment Management in flood Management Flood Risk Risk defense Plan in the Maps Plan emergency Sava River basin PFRA APSFR situations Flood Risk Management Plan • Initial steps – Sava Flood Action Plan (PEG FP), 2009 – Initial flood vulnerability assessment 2013 – 1st Draft Program for preparation of the Plan (UNECE support) 2013 – Joint PFRA Report, 2014 (incl. May ‘14 flood) – Project proposal for Plan development approved by WBIF, 2014 – WATCAP, 2015 (Guidance Note on Adaptation to Climate Change for Flooding) – Program for development of Bijeljinathe Flood Risk Management Plan adopted, 2017 11 Flood forecasting and warning The Protocol states: The Parties shall establish a Flood Forecasting, Warning and Alarm System in the Sava River Basin and to jointly undertake all necessary actions for establishment of the System, including the development of the project documentation. The Sava Commission shall coordinate the activities on establishment of the System. After the System is established, the Parties shall ensure its regular maintenance and performance control, as well as regular training of the engaged personnel, with application of joint standards. Flood forecasting and warning • Initial steps – Initiated by national NHMSs of the Sava countries, 2003 – ISRBC supported the initiative since its establishment, 2006 – Development and improvements of the 1st hydrologic model (2010, 2014, 2017) – Development and improvements of the 1st hydraulic model (2012, 2017) – Project proposal for Flood Forecasting Warning and Alarm System establishment approved by Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), 2014 Note: Beneficiaries agreed to develop a common flood forecasting platform, keeping their own autonomy in monitoring, modelling and forecasting and remain free to develop their own models and supplementary flood/drought forecasting initiatives Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Flood Risk Management “Improvement of Joint Flood Management Actions in the Sava River Basin” - WBIF project • Beneficiaries: 19 institutions from 5 countries (BiH, CRO, RS, SLO, MG) • Two Components: C1 - Flood Risk Management Plan for the SRB - Project launched in March, 2017 - A Consultant EPTISA is contracted - Implementation period: 2017-2018 (15 months) C2 - Flood Forecasting and Warning System for the SRB - Project launched in June, 2016 - A Consortium of technical experts is contracted, led by Deltares - Implementation period: 2016-2018 (27 months) Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017 Contact information International Sava River Basin Commission Kneza Branimira 29 10000 Zagreb Croatia www.savacommission.org Technical questions about the FRM and Sava GIS Mirza Sarač: [email protected] Enhancing Transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa Region, Tunis 20-21 Dec 2017.