Rivers Network

The construction of dams produces a number of social benefits. But, in producing these benefits, dams also alter the natural balance of sediment flow in rivers by impounding sediment within and upstream of the reservoir and discharging clean water downstream...

When the Ebro River Basin Authority (Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro – CHE) was established in 1926. It incorporated two elements which were radically innovative at the time: the natural watershed boundaries as the scale for water governance and water users’ opinions as part of the decision making process.

This part of the Sava Commission’s web-site is particularly dedicated to the Sava River Basin Management Plan (Sava RBMP). This micro-site has been created primarily for the purpose of the public consultation process on the draft Sava RBMP, and offered a possibility to the public to respond to the consultation online, and to learn how the comments provided are reflected in the Plan itself.