Mirza Sarač—Working Together for Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sava and Drina Corridors

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Video with Mirza Sarac. The World Bank is working with countries and partners to enhance regional cooperation and build climate resilience in the Western Balkans, a region vulnerable to climate-related hazards.

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00:03 The

00:04 Commission since 2008 to 2010 started with concrete activities which facilitate

00:11 transboundary cooperation in the field of water management of the countries.

00:15 The Commission started with the development

00:17 of the hydrological and hydraulic models.

00:20 Later development of the Sava geographical.

00:23 System

00:26 crowned with the development of the flood forecasting and warning system.

00:30 The milestone was the improvement of flood management in the Sava River basin,

00:36 a project which was implemented by the Western Balkan Investment Framework

00:41 and administrated by the World Bank.

00:44 was establishment of a flood forecasting and warning system.

00:48 We have 10 responsible

00:51 organizations from 5 countries which are users of this system,

00:55 and these forecasting

00:57 organizations,

00:58 mainly hydrological and meteorological services and water agencies,

01:02 use this system on a daily basis.

01:06 We are facing flood events which are completely unusual for our region.

01:11 Transboundary cooperation is quite complex.

01:15 Each country has their own interests,

01:17 their own problems.

01:19 That's why legal background through framework agreement between countries,

01:24 protocols like protocol on flood protection,

01:27 or

01:28 policy on data management

01:30 are very important.

01:32 Through the project with the World Bank,

01:34 we had the support of all countries

01:37 to establish flood forecasting and warning system.

01:41 Now colleagues and experts communicate through

01:43 the official tool using official procedures.

01:47 It's an added value of the project because it's not always just about the tool.

01:53 It's about the

01:54 people who are using it.

01:57 Through the program for integrated development in Sava and Rina corridors,

02:02 we are planning to promote and to propose measures which will protect

02:09 people,

02:10 infrastructure,

02:11 environment,

02:11 cultural heritage

02:13 from the impact of climate change.

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The Commission since 2008 to 2010 started with concrete activities which facilitate transboundary cooperation in the field of water management of the countries. The Commission started with the development of the hydrological and hydraulic models. Later development of the Sava geographical. System crowned with the development of the flood forecasting and warning system. The milestone was the improvement of flood management in the Sava River basin, a project which was implemented by the Western Balkan Investment Framework and administrated by the World Bank. was establishment of a flood forecasting and warning system. We have 10 responsible organizations from 5 countries which are users of this system, and these forecasting organizations, mainly hydrological and meteorological services and water agencies, use this system on a daily basis. We are facing flood events which are completely unusual for our region. Transboundary cooperation is quite complex. Each country has their own interests, their own problems. That's why legal background through framework agreement between countries, protocols like protocol on flood protection, or policy on data management are very important. Through the project with the World Bank, we had the support of all countries to establish flood forecasting and warning system. Now colleagues and experts communicate through the official tool using official procedures. It's an added value of the project because it's not always just about the tool. It's about the people who are using it. Through the program for integrated development in Sava and Rina corridors, we are planning to promote and to propose measures which will protect people, infrastructure, environment, cultural heritage from the impact of climate change.

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