The SedAlp project is funded from the Alpine Space Programme (part of European Territorial Cooperation objective) within the framework of Priority 3: Environment and Risk Prevention. The consortium of the SedAlp project includes partners from five Alpine countries who pushed for more integrated planning to address the issue of sediment...
The European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters (ETC/ICM) is an international consortium brought together to support the European Environment Agency (EEA) in its mission to deliver timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and the public for the development and implementation of sound environmental policies in...
In the frame of BALMAS Project a common cross-border system was established, linking all Adriatic research, experts and national responsible authorities to avoid the unwanted risks to the environment and humans from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, through the control and management of ships’ ballast water and...
The adoption of the Natura 2000 Management Programme for the 2014–2020 financial period by the Slovenian government was the objective of the project. The programme was prepared under the project funded with the contribution of LIFE+ (a funding mechanism of the European Community). The project partners were the Institute for...
In our research the linkage between hydrological parameters and their changes and ecological status of water bodies, namely aquatic assemblages, was investigated in small alpine rivers of Slovenia. Hydrological regime changes included especially water abstraction due to small hydropower plant operation. Based on our findings we proposed a model for...
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 referred to as the Directive) introduced the principle of preventive action in flood risk management, replacing the previous concept of ensuring the chosen level of safety with...
The purpose of the task is the implementation of provisions in accordance with the Rules on Methodology to Define Flood Risk Areas and Erosion Areas Connected to Floods and Classification of Plots into Risk Classes (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 60/07) and the Decree on Conditions and Limitations for...
The method and content for preparing maps of flood risks and maps of classes of flood risks are prescribed by the Rules on Methodology to Define Flood Risk Areas and Erosion Areas Connected to Floods and Classification of Plots into Risk Classes (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 60/2007) and...
With respect to flood and erosion areas, the rules on methodology stipulate that the flood and erosion hazard assessments should be shown on the flood and erosion warning maps and that these should be used along with the criteria stated in the rules to identify which hazard and risk areas...
The task is based on the Framework Programme for Implementing the Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks for the Period of 2009–2015 (Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, May 2009). The legal framework of our task is set out in Article 6(5) of Directive 2007/60/EC (OJ...
