RECONECT National Workshop:
“Collaborator EC-3d, Vrbanja River Basin”
National workshop titled “Nature-based solutions for flood and drought risk reduction” was jointly organized by University of Belgrade (UNBELGR) Faculty of Civil Engineering, a partner in the RECONECT project, the Institute for Water Management Ltd. Bijeljina, and the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Banja Luka, the local host. The workshop brought together stakeholders from both the national and local levels, as well as other stakeholders, including experts from various fields and representatives of scientific institutions.
The goal was to raise awareness about NBS and their potential for flood protection, positive impacts on ecosystems, people well-being, and better preparation for climate change. In this regard, in addition to presenting project results, guest presentations focusing on the application of NBS in rural basin were also planned.
Workshop in Banja Luka
The workshop coincided with the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic floods that hit Bosnia and the region in May 2014. Therefore, a part of the workshop was dedicated to summarizing the scale of this flood, as well as the activities undertaken in the past years in order to protect against the harmful effects of water.
The closing part of the workshop was a session on barriers for the implementation of NBS and factors for overcoming them (enablers). Through discussion and group work, participants reached conclusions that could contribute to a better understanding of NBS and finding solutions for their application in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The event was organized as hybrid, with some participants joining online.
Date and place
Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
17th May 2024.
Workshop presentations
Presentations content is in Bosnian language.
RECONECT project and future potentials 2.25 MB- German experience Hamburg flood protection 2.07 MB
- The flood of 2014 - causes and consequences 3.97 MB
- Flood risk reduction - structural measures for flood protection in the teritory of the Republika Srpska 3.22 MB
- Non-structural measures in the Vrbas River Basin 1.87 MB
- Forest management and nature based solutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.26 MB
- Pre-feasibility study for the application of NBS - Vrbanja River Basin in Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.46 MB
- Analysis of barriers and recommendations for their overcoming 1.88 MB