European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters
An international consortium supporting the European Environment Agency The European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters (ETC/ICM) is an international consortium whose purpose is to support the European Environment Agency (EEA) in providing timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to experts and the wider public for the development and implementation of sound environmental […]
SedAlp
Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating the sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower Detailed project description The SedAlp project is funded by the European Territorial Cooperation Programme ‘Alpine Space’ under Priority 3: Environment and Risk Prevention. The SedAlp project consortium comprises partners from five Alpine countries, who have been working within the project to promote […]
Classification of flood-prone areas and identification of areas significantly affected by flooding in Slovenia
One of the key objectives of the preliminary flood risk assessment is to identify areas at significant risk of flooding at national level, for which more detailed hazard and risk maps, as well as risk reduction plans, are to be drawn up. As part of the preliminary assessment and analysis of future floods and their […]
The SEE River Project: Integrated Management of International River Corridors in South-Eastern Europe
The Water Research Institute was the lead partner in the international SEE River project – Integrated Management of International River Corridors in South-Eastern Europe. The aim of the project was to reach an agreement on the management of river corridors that takes into account both development and conservation aspects on six selected international rivers: the […]
The AIM Project: The Alpine Region on the Move – Strengthening the Integration of the Water and Energy Sectors
The Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia took part in the international project ‘Alpine Space in Movement – Strengthening Integration in the Water and Energy Sectors’ (Alpine Space in Movement, targeted at water and energy capitalisation; AIM). The main aim of the project was to draw up guidelines for the 2014–2020 programming period, designed […]
Preparation and provision of technical guidance for the implementation of the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC)
Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks (hereinafter ‘the Directive’) is intended to significantly improve the situation in this area by introducing the principle of preventive action in flood risk management, replacing the previous concept of ensuring a selected level […]
Erosion warning map
The Methodological Guidelines on Flood and Erosion Areas stipulate that the assessment of flood and erosion risk is shown on a flood and erosion hazard map, and that, on the basis of this map and the criteria set out in the regulations, the most significant risk and vulnerability areas are identified, for which more detailed […]
Preparation and provision of technical guidance for the implementation of the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC)
The method and content of the preparation of flood hazard maps and flood hazard class maps are set out in the Regulations on the methodology for determining areas at risk from flooding and associated erosion of inland waters and the sea, and on the method of classifying land into risk classes (Official Gazette of the […]
Monitoring and assessment in accordance with the EU Bathing Water Quality Directive (2006/7/EC) – guidelines for Member States
The project is funded by the European Commission. Detailed presentation of the project The Slovenian Water Institute (IzVRS) is participating in a four-year Framework Service Contract to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive ENV.D.2/FRA/2012/0013/Framework Service Contract for the Support to the Implementation of the Water Industry Directives ENV.D.2/FRA/2012/0013, which has been in force […]
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FLOOD DIRECTIVE (Directive 2007/60/EC)
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment This document presents the content derived from the requirements of Directive 2007/60/EC. It sets out the sources of the data used, the methods employed and the results, taking into account the principles of transparency and homogeneity, for the purpose of identifying areas of potential flood risk and classifying flood risk areas […]