IWC6 Technical Site Visits
IWC6 Technical Site Visits
Generally speaking, the Western Balkans is a region ripe with transboundary interactions and hydrologic connections between countries. For example. approximately 90% of the territory of the Western Balkans lies in transboundary river basins. The region is also dominated by the Dinaric Alps, which contain numerous karstic aquifers further contributing to these transboundary connections. For example, both the Neretva and the Trebišnjica are fascinating rivers and have interesting transboundary stories to tell, especially in combination with the Dinaric Karst aquifers, forming surface-subsurface and transboundary interactions throughout the region. For example, the Trebišnjica provides the drinking water supply for Dubrovnik, yet pollution in Bosnia & Herzegovina can impact it. The same river is utilized by both countries to generate hydropower. The story repeats itself at the transboundary Skadar/Shkodra Lake, shared by Montenegro and Albania. Likewise in the Neretva Delta, shared between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia.
- The Lost River and Transboundary Interactions: Dinaric Karst Aquifer/Trebisnjica River (Trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Lake Basin Integrated Ecosystem Management: The Skadar-Shkodra Lake (trip to Montenegro)
- Wastewater Treatment and Marine Protected Areas: Mljet Island
- Neretva River Delta & Mariculture (trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina)
