mr. sc. Miroslav Steinbauer, B.Sc.C.E. Mario Obrdalj, B.Sc.C.E.

HRVATSKE VODELegal entity for water managementZAGREB, Ulica grada Vukovara 220

Legal basisAgreement (1996) between the Governments of Croatia and B&H Regulating Water Management Relations – approved and ratified

Grant Agreement (2008) concluded between the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and Ministry of Finance

Project Agreement (2008) concluded between the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Hrvatske vode

Republic of CroatiaLegal opinions have been obtained regarding the Subsidiary Agreement and the Project AgreementThe Subsidiary Agreement has been concluded between Hrvatske vode and the Republic of Croatia, i.e. Ministry of Finance, which represents CroatiaThe Croatian Project Implementation Team has been appointed

Bosnia and Herzegovina Requested an extension of the effectiveness deadline on December 24, 2008New effectiveness deadline: March 8, 2009

To improve water management methods and capacities in both countries and strengthen international cooperationTo improve the status of the Neretva and Trebišnjica Rivers in terms of achieving good ecological status of surface waterTo improve the status of the Neretva and Trebišnjica Rivers in terms of the chemical status of groundwaterTo preserve the biodiversity of aquatic and water-dependent ecosystemsTo improve active inclusion of the public in the planning and decision-making processes

PART CPART C

PART BPART B

PART APART A

PART DPART D

Part A (Component 1) – Improved transboundary water resource management. This component encompasses the following:

Improvement of the current institutional structure and organization related to the management of transboundary water resourcesEstablishment of an integrated water information system and monitoringPreparation and adoption of the Framework Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basin Management Plan

Part B (Component 2) – Improved management of wetlands

Improved management of sensitive ecosystemsDevelopment of a pilot scheme to mitigate salt water intrusion in the Neretva DeltaInvestments into water infrastructureImproved management of reservoirs and identification of environmental flows

Transboundary river basin on the territory of:

The Republic of Croatia (RH)County of Dubrovnik-NeretvaCounty of Split-Dalmatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)Federation BiH (FBiH)

Herzegovina-Neretva cantonWest Herzegovina cantonHerzeg-Bosnia canton

Republic of Srpska (RS)Trebinje region

The tributary of the Adriatic Sea richest in

water on the territory of these two states

mario.obrdalj@voda.hr

steinbauer@voda.hr

www.voda.hr