The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Best practices for the Danube Region

Author: Robert C. Brears, author of The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Editorial Notes: The 28th International Scientific Conference “Danube – River of Cooperation” under the title “CULTURE ON THE RIVER BANKS” marking also the EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS and … Continue reading

Obnovljivi izvori energije – nasušna potreba Srbije (Apstrakt)

Povećanim korišćenjem obnovljivih izvora energije, osim očiglednih ekonomskih efekata kao što su smanjenje potrošnje uvoznih energenata i smanjenje zagađenja životne sredine, angažovao bi se domaći kapital, podstakao rad malih i srednjih preduzeća, kao i domaće proizvodne opreme za korišćenje ovih izvora energije. Otvorila bi se nova radna mesta i zaposlili bi se ljudi iz lokalne sredine. Došlo bi do razvoja ruralnih krajeva zemlje, jer većina obnovljivih izvora energije se nalazi baš tamo, u tim područjima, koja su ekonomski i privredno najnerazvijenija.

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Regional Cooperation within the Sava Commission for Sustainable Development of Bosnia&Herzegovina

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Regional cooperation between countries of South-Eastern Europe has made a qualitative shift from externally guided actions towards the active and responsible engagement, with the aim of the sustainable development of the region. This change was accompanied with transformation of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe into the Regional Cooperation Council. The formation of the Regional Cooperation Council, with the Secretariat in Sarajevo, marks a major shift in policy towards the region of the international community. These countries began a new phase of “regional ownership and responsibility” for regional cooperation. In this regard, the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin, concluded between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Serbia, is of particular importance. Therefore, this agreement includes all the functions of water resources management – the establishment of an international regime of navigation on the Sava River and its tributaries, the establishment of sustainable water management and prevention or limitation of the hazards in the basin effects of floods, ice, droughts and incidents substances that are harmful to water. International Sava River Basin Commission (Sava Commission) was formed as a permanent body in charge of implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin, development of the Action Plan for the Sava River Basin and the adoption of necessary legal acts and the Protocols. Cooperation in the Sava Commission is based on the application of EU directives in the field of water and harmonization of the legislation with the EU legislation.

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