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SUB-CORRIDOR ASSESSMENT - TEN-T RHINE-DANUBE INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY 1| Page Sub-corridor assessment: TEN-T Rhine-Danube International Waterway (Serbia) Key findings: Based on the opinions of 18 experts from six categories 1 key known and perceived climate threats to a section of the TEN-T Rhine-Danube Corridor in Serbia are determined. Using ClimaCor II pre-scan methodology six most important threats in terms of future risk are determined. These are: o T24 Damage to energy supply, traffic communication networks, disruption to operations due to extreme wind; o T12 Reduced clearance under bridges due to increase in average seasonal rainfall; o T8 Failure of flood defence systems of rivers and lakes due to long periods of rain; o T36 Sedimentation in port channels; inability to dock due to storm surges; o T31 Damage to cranes, storage and loading terminals to extreme wind; o T5 Fluvial flooding due to heavy showers. During the workshop results were validated and one more threat was added (which was judged by experts as the most important but was not covered by ClimaCor II list). This is: o T* - Lower river flows due to climate change conditions (higher temperatures, floods and changes in precipitation intensity and distribution). All seven above mentioned threats are mapped along the sub-corridor. For each threat experts proposed adaptation measures. 1. Transport infrastructure This section presents key characteristics, e.g. topography, usability, i.e. (in)capacity to handle demand, state i.e. poor/good quality, safety concerns/vulnerabilities, foreseen investments etc, for the Sub- corridor TEN-T Rhine-Danube International Waterway (sections of the Sava River and the Danube River in Serbia, Figure 1). 2 1 in six categories, transport infrastructure practitioners, transport demand management experts, climate change specialists, see Annex 1 for full list of survey participant’s 2 Sources: Nina Siedl, Juha Schweighofer (2014). Guidebook for Enhancing Resilience of European Inland Waterway Transport in Extreme Weather Events. www.mowe-it.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Move_it_Guidebook_IWT.pdf (October 2016) International Sava River Basin Commission - ISRBC documents: Sava River Basin Analysis Summary (2010); Annual Report on Work and Activities (2016); Water & Climate Adaptation Plan for the Sava River Basin (2015). www.savacommission.org (October 2016) International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River – ICDPR, Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (2013) http://www.icpdr.org/main/activities-projects/climate-change-adaptation (October 2016) SEETO- Multi-Annual Development Plan, Common problems – Shared solutions (2016). www.seetoint.org/wp- content/uploads/downloads/2016/01/SEETO_brosura_lowres.pdf (October 2016) Danube River, Navigational chart (2016). Second edition. Directorate for Inland Waterways- Plovput. www.plovput.rs/file/plovidbene- karte/2016_03_RS_danube_paper_chart.zip (October 2016)

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Sub-corridorassessment:TEN-TRhine-DanubeInternationalWaterway(Serbia)Keyfindings:• Basedontheopinionsof18expertsfromsixcategories1keyknownandperceivedclimatethreatsto

asectionoftheTEN-TRhine-DanubeCorridorinSerbiaaredetermined.

• UsingClimaCorIIpre-scanmethodologysixmostimportantthreatsintermsoffutureriskaredetermined.Theseare:

o T24Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind;

o T12Reducedclearanceunderbridgesduetoincreaseinaverageseasonalrainfall;

o T8Failureofflooddefencesystemsofriversandlakesduetolongperiodsofrain;

o T36Sedimentationinportchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges;

o T31Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalstoextremewind;

o T5Fluvialfloodingduetoheavyshowers.

• Duringtheworkshopresultswerevalidatedandonemorethreatwasadded(whichwasjudgedbyexpertsasthemostimportantbutwasnotcoveredbyClimaCorIIlist).Thisis:

o T*-Lowerriverflowsduetoclimatechangeconditions(highertemperatures,floodsandchangesinprecipitationintensityanddistribution).

• Allsevenabovementionedthreatsaremappedalongthesub-corridor.

• Foreachthreatexpertsproposedadaptationmeasures.1.TransportinfrastructureThissectionpresentskeycharacteristics,e.g.topography,usability,i.e.(in)capacitytohandledemand,statei.e.poor/goodquality,safetyconcerns/vulnerabilities,foreseeninvestmentsetc,fortheSub-corridorTEN-TRhine-DanubeInternationalWaterway(sectionsoftheSavaRiverandtheDanubeRiverinSerbia,Figure1).2

1insixcategories,transportinfrastructurepractitioners,transportdemandmanagementexperts,climatechangespecialists,seeAnnex1forfulllistofsurveyparticipant’s2Sources:NinaSiedl,JuhaSchweighofer(2014).GuidebookforEnhancingResilienceofEuropeanInlandWaterwayTransportinExtremeWeatherEvents.www.mowe-it.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Move_it_Guidebook_IWT.pdf(October2016)InternationalSavaRiverBasinCommission-ISRBCdocuments:SavaRiverBasinAnalysisSummary(2010);AnnualReportonWorkandActivities(2016);Water&ClimateAdaptationPlanfortheSavaRiverBasin(2015).www.savacommission.org(October2016)InternationalCommissionfortheProtectionoftheDanubeRiver–ICDPR,StrategyonAdaptationtoClimateChange(2013)http://www.icpdr.org/main/activities-projects/climate-change-adaptation(October2016)SEETO-Multi-AnnualDevelopmentPlan,Commonproblems–Sharedsolutions(2016).www.seetoint.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/01/SEETO_brosura_lowres.pdf(October2016)DanubeRiver,Navigationalchart(2016).Secondedition.DirectorateforInlandWaterways-Plovput.www.plovput.rs/file/plovidbene-karte/2016_03_RS_danube_paper_chart.zip(October2016)

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ThestretchoftheDanubeRiverthroughSerbia,fromBezdanintheNorthtoPrahovointheEast,is588kmlong,whichpresents20,6%ofthetotalriverlength.TheDanubeRiverisnavigablethroughoutitscourse.ThemostimportantportsinSerbiaforthetransportofgoodsareinBelgrade,NoviSad,Pančevo,SmederevoandPrahovo.ThetotalvolumeofgoodstransportedontheDanubeRiverinSerbiareaches6milliontonnes.Basedonnavigationconditions,threestretchescanbedistinguished-freeflowingstretchfromtheHungarianbordertoBelgrade,backwaterstretchfromBelgradetotheIrongateIIandfreeflowingstretchfromtheIrongateIItotheTimokriverconfluence.Intermsofthedepthandwidthofthefairway,thebackwaterstretchischaracterizedbygoodnavigationconditionsduringmostoftheyear,whilefreeflowingstretchfromtheIronGateIItotheTimokriverconfluencehasrelativelygoodnavigablecondition.ThecriticalisthefreeflowingstretchfromtheHungarianbordertoBelgrade,(263kmlong)whereall24criticalsectorsfornavigationarelocated.Sandyandmorphologicallydynamicriverbedleadtorealignmentsofthefairway.SectorFutogisthemostcriticalsectorfornavigationontheDanubeRiverinRepublicofSerbia.Characteristicsofthissectorarefrequentchangesinriverbedmorphologyandtheavailabledimensionsofthefairway(depthandwidth),causingfrequentadjustmentofpositionofthefairway.ThissectorisclassedasVIc,meaningthattheriverpermitsthetransitofsixpushedbargesupto9,600tons.Inpractice,duetowaterdepthrestrictionsintheupperandlowerreachesoftheDanubeRiver,bargesandvesselsdonotloadtotheirmaximumdraughtandnavigateatareduceddraught,usuallylessthanbetween2.0–2.2mtoallowasafetymargin.

FromBelgrade(km1170)downstreamtowardstheĐerdapIIdam(km863),theriverattainsthemaximumclassratingofClassVII,allowingthetransitofninepushedbargesupto14,500tonsdeadweight.FromĐerdapII(km863)totheBulgarianborder(km845,5),theriverisclassedasVIc.BargesandvesselstravellingtheSerbiansectionoftheDanubeRivermayhaveareduceddraughtwherelowwaterlevelsoccurdownstreamofĐerdapIIandinRomania.

TheSEETO3priorityprojectforSerbiansegmentoftheDanubeRiverisrelatedtorivertraininganddredgingworksoncriticalsectorsontheSerbia-Croatiajointstretch(129km)andbetweenBačkaPalankaandBelgrade(92km)witharound63millioneurosinvestment.

TheSavaRiveriscentrallylocatedinthecoretransportationnetworkforSouthEastEurope(SEE).Itextendsthroughfourcountries,Serbia,BiH,CroatiaandSloveniaandenterstheDanubeRiverinBelgrade.ThetotallengthoftheSavaRiverwatercourseis945rkm.Afterthebreak-upofformerYugoslavia,theSavaRiverhasbecomeaninternationalwaterway.TheSavaRiverformstheborderbetweenSerbiaandBiHforsome33rkmwhileSerbiahasasoleresponsibilityfor178rkm.

NavigationontheSavaRiverispossibleintheupstreamdirectionfromitsconfluencewiththeDanubeRiverinBelgradeuptothetownofSisak,ontotallengthof583km.ThelowerpartoftheSavaRiver

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Figure1:Mapofthecorridorunderstudy(SavaandDanubeinSerbia)

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watercoursewhichrunsthroughSerbiaischaracterizedbyflatplains,low-lyingagricultureregion.Thewarandthepoliticalcrisisinearly1990snegativelyaffectedthemaintenanceandinvestmentsintotheriverandtheportsinfrastructureandledtoahugedeclineofeconomicactivities.ThecargohandledintheSerbianportsontheSavaRiverinrecentyearswasdowntolessthan25thousandtons.Theannualtrafficvolumeshavedroppedfromover5milliontonspriortopoliticalchangestolessthan400.000tonsontheentirewaterway.

ThecurrentstateoftheSavawaterwayispoor.Thenavigationconditionsarehamperedbybothnaturalconditionsandlackofmaintenanceandinvestments.Themainproblemsarisefrom:shallowdepthofthenavigationchannelwhichlimitsdraftoverlongperiodoftime;sharpcurvesduetomeanderslimitingthelengthandwidthofvesselsandconvoys;strongfluctuationdischargeresultinginstrongvariationinwaterlevelsanddepthsduringtheyear;heavysedimentationandareductioninthewidthanddepthofthefairwayincertainareas;limitedheightunderbridgesathighwater.CriticalsectorsfornavigationontheSavaRiverintheRepublicofSerbiaareKamičak,Šabac,Klenak,SremskaMitrovicaandfirthoftheDrinaRiver.Intermsofavailabledepthandwidthoffairway,firthoftheDrinaRiveristhemostcriticalone.TheactualclassificationoftheSavaRiverfromBelgradetoSisakis50/50classIIIandclassIV.ThesituationinthefieldisfarfrommeetingtherequirementsforClassIVandVawaterwaysontheentirelengthofthefairway.

TheripariancountriesandISRBC4aimsatrehabilitationanddevelopmentofthewaterway,improvingtheSavaRiverbetweenBelgradeandSisaktominimumClassIVwaterwayandtoClassVaonsectorswhereitispossibleandfeasible.

TheSEETOpriorityprojectforSerbiansegmentoftheSavaRiverisrelatedtorivertraininganddredgingworksoncriticalsectors(9millionEurosestimatedcostsfor211kmlongstretch).RepublicofSerbiastartedwiththeactivitiestosecurefinancingforthedevelopmentoftheSavaRiverprojectontheSerbiansectorfromtheavailableIPAfunds.

2.ClimateConcernsi)Currentthreats,consequences,*likelihood,risks.Usingopinionsof18experts‘top10’corridorthreatsarerankedbasedonpopularity(surveygroupresponsesaverage).TheresultsareillustratedinFigure1.ThreatsT.5andT.8aresharing10thplacesincetheygainedthesamepercentageofrespondentswhoprioritizedthem(Figure2).

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Figure2:RankingofTopThreatsAccordingtoPopularity

Expectedseverityofeachthreaton:

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2)human/routesafetyisestimatedbasedontheaveragescoresthatexpertsassociatedwitheachthreat(Figure3).

Thefollowingconclusionscanbederivedbasedontheobtainedresults:

• Noneofthethreatswasnearthelevel4(catastrophicimpact/influenceonavailabilityandsafety).Namely,all11threatswerejudgedtobewiththelevelofimpactseveritybelow3inaverage.

• ThreatsT12(Reducedclearanceunderbridgesduetoincreaseinaverageseasonalrainfall)andT8(Failureofflooddefencesystemsofriversandlakesduetolongperiodsofrainincatchmentarea)werejudgedbytheexpertsastheoneswiththemostsevereconsequencesonrouteavailability/usability.Theirlevelofimpactseverityisaround3indicatingseriousimpactontheavailabilitywithseveraldays(uptoamonth)ofunavailabletransport.

• ThreatsT24(Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind)andT31(Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalsduetoextremewind)areseenasthemostseverwhenitcomestoroutesafety.Thelevelofimpactseveritywasaroundthreethuspinpointingtoaninfluencethatistosuchextentthatboundariesofusersafetyareexceeded,withconsequenceofseriousincreaseofthenumberofaccidentswithpermanentlossofhealth(seriousmaterialdamage,heavyinjuries).

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Figure3:Levelofimpactseverityfor11“Top”threats

Regardingtheweightingfactorsthatexpertsassociatedtotheimportanceofrouteavailabilityvs.routesafety,theresultsimplythattheimportanceisnearlyequal(Figure4).Howeverthisconclusionshouldbetakenwithcautionhavinginmindthattheanswersoftheexpertswereverydiverseandthefinalresultismoreaconsequenceofaveragingandcompensatoryeffectthantheconsensusamongexperts.

Thelikelihoodofeachearmarkedthreatundertwoscenarios(currentandforeseenclimateconditions)isestimatedbasedonaveragedexperts'scoresandpresentedinFigure5.

Figure5:Levelofthreats'likelihoodundercurrentandforeseenclimateconditions

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Thefollowingconclusionscanbederived:

• Regardinglikelihoodofthethreatsunderclimatechangeconditions:

• Noneofthethreatsisexpectedtoappearmorethanonceevery3years(leveloflikelihood-4).

• ThreatsT36(Sedimentationinport/navigationchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges)andT24(Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind)areexpectedtobemostfrequentwithlevelof3(implyingthatconsequenceswillappearevery3to10years).

• RegardingtheincreaseoftheleveloflikelihoodthreatsT7(Bridgescourduetolongperiodsofrainincatchmentarea)andT33(Higherconstruction,maintenance,insurancecostsduetostormsurges)areexpectedtoappearmoreoftenduetoclimatechangeconditions(fromveryseldomtoseldom)forexample.

Tohighlightthedegreeofrisk(afactorofconsequenceandlikelihood)posedbyeachthreatundereachscenario,all11‘top’threatsareplacedinthescatterplotwherex-axisrepresentstheseverityofconsequenceswhiley-axisrepresentstheleveloflikelihood(Figure6-leftgraphrepresentscurrentconditionsandrightisaboutclimatechangeconditions).

Theconclusionscomingfromthescatterplotdiagramsare:

• Noneofthe11threatsislocatedintheredpartofthegraph(Figure6)whichindicatesthehighestrisklevel;

• ThreatsT37(Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworksduetosnowfall/blizzards)andT36(Sedimentationinport/navigationchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges)havethesameriskunderbothscenarioswhileallotherthreatsshowincreasedlevelofriskunderclimatechangeconditionsinrelationtothecurrentconditions

• Therearetwothreatsintheorangepartofthegraphrelatedtocurrentconditions(leftgraphinFigure6).Theseare:

o T24.(Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind)and

o T12.(Reducedclearanceunderbridgesduetoincreaseinaverageseasonalrainfall).

• Regardingforeseenclimatechangeconditions(rightgraphinFigure6),besidestwoabovementionedthreats(T24andT12)twomorethreatsarepositionedneartheorangezone:

o T8.Failureofflooddefencesystemsofriversandlakesduetolongperiodsofrainincatchmentareaand

o T31.Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalstoextremewind.

Figure6:Scatterplotsindicatingtherelationshipbetweenlikelihoodandseverityoftheconsequencesforbothscenarios

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Finalpartoftheresultsonexperts’opinionsurveyisabouttheriskfactorfor11most"popularthreats".ThisisillustratedinFigure7.

Figure7:Riskundercurrentconditionsandunderforeseenclimatechangeconditions

ThreatT24(Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind)hasthehighestvalueoftheriskfactor,aroundeight(figure7).Howeverthisisalsorelativelylowvalueknowingthatthemaximumvalueoftheriskfactoris16.

ThreatT33(Higherconstruction,maintenance,insurancecostsduetostormsurges)althoughshowingrelativelylowriskfactorunderbothscenarios,hasthehighestincrementinriskfactor.Recallingthepreviousanalysisonthelikelihood,itcanbeconcludethatthisincrementistheconsequenceofthehigherlikelihood/probabilityofT33.

ii)Futurerisks.

Todeterminethreatswithhighestfuturerisk,resultsfromFigure6(scatterplots)andFigure7(riskfactor)arecombinedtopreventoverlookingthreatswithlowlikelihoodandhighconsequencesorviceversa.Thiscanoccuriftheanalysisisonlybasedontheriskfactor,whichistheresultonmultiplyinglikelihoodandconsequences.Resultsfrombothgraphswereconsideredundertheforeseenclimatechangeconditionsi.e.futurerisks.Theconclusionsare:

• Therearefourthreatswiththerelativelyhighriskfactor(Figure7),whichalsoappearedintheorangezoneinthelikelihood/consequencetwo-dimensionalplot(Figure6,rightgraph).Thesefourthreatspinpointtothemostimportantfuturerisks.Theyare:• T24Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsdue

toextremewind;• T12Reducedclearanceunderbridgesduetoincreaseinaverageseasonalrainfall;• T8Failureofflooddefencesystemsofriversandlakesduetolongperiodsofrainin

catchmentareaand• T31Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalsduetoextremewind.

• ThreatT36Sedimentationinport/navigationchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges;isalsowithhighriskfactor(evenhigherthanT31).Althoughitispositionedintheyellowzone(figure5)itcanbealsoseenasimportantfuturerisksign.Ithasthehighestscoreonlikelihood(amongall11threats)anditwasprioritizedbyover80%ofrespondents(Figure2).

• ThreatT5(Fluvialfloodingduetoheavyshowers)wasalsoevaluatedintermsoffuturerisksduetorelativelyhighriskfactor(nearT36)andthesimilarformulationasforT8.

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Theabovementionedsixthreatswithhighestfuturerisksbasedinsurveyfindings(T24,T12,T8,T31,T36andT5)werevalidatedduringtheworkshop.Twoworkinggroups(diverse,oneexpertfromeachstakeholdergroup)discussedthefindings/resultspreviouslypresented,anddeterminedwhethertheyagreeornotandtowhatextenttheydisagreewiththeprioritiesidentified.

Bothworkinggroupsagreedtomoveforwardwithmappingsixabove-mentionedthreats(Figure8afortheSavaRiverandFigure8bfortheDanubeRiver,Table1)withanimportantnotethatthemostessentialthreattotheobservedwaterwayswasnotcoveredbyCLIMACORIIlist.ItcanbegenerallyformulatedasT*-Lowerriverflowsduetoclimatechangeconditions(highertemperatures,droughts,floodsandchangesinprecipitationintensityanddistribution)andcomesfromthefactthatforinlandnavigationontheSavaRiverandtheDanubeRiver,waterlevelitisthehydrologicvariablethatisofutmostinterest.5Allexpertsemphasizedthattheresultsofthesurveywillbetotallydifferentiftheabovementionedthreatwasincludedinthelistandconsequentiallythesurveyresultswouldbemoremeaningful.ThehotspotsforthisthreatarealsomappedinFigure8(aandb).ThreatsT5andT8havethesamelocations,whichconfirmstheirsimilarity.

Table1:Mostimportantfuturerisksmappedalongthecorridor

Threat Hotspot(rkm)

1. T24 TheDanubeRiver:Đerdap(I-943km,II-863km),Golubac(1036km),Ram(1075km),VelikoGradište(1060km),Pančevobridge(1167km)

2. T12 TheSavaRiver:OldRailBridge(srb.Stariželezničkimost,1.5km)

3. T8 TheSavaRiver:Šabac(101km),SremskaMitrovica(142km),SectorRačanski(176-200km)TheDanubeRiver:Staklar(1370km)andDaljska(1359km)insnowandiceconditions

4. T36 TheSavaRiver:SremskaMitrovica(142km),Čukarica(3km)TheDanubeRiver:Beočin(1267km),Belgrade(1170km),Pančevo(1253km),BačkaPalanka(1296km),Smederevo(1116km),Prahovo(860km)

5. T31 Allportswithcranes:TheSavaRiver:Šabac(101km),SremskaMitrovica(142km)TheDanubeRiverApatin(1401,5km),Bogojevo(1366.5km),Beočin(1269km)BačkaPalanka(1295,5km),NoviSad(1252,6km),Beograd(1167,3km),Pančevo(1154and1152,8km),Smederevo(1111and1116km),Prahovo(862km)

6. T5 SameasT5.

7. T* TheSavaRiver:FirthofDrina,SectorŠabački(82-104km),SectorRačanski(176-200);TheDanubeRiver:Apatin(1401km),Futog(1262-1268)

Someadditionalremarksarealsoofinterestwhenaddressingfuturerisks-regardingtheexpectationsofextremewindandsedimentation.Sourcesonforeseenclimatechangesconditionsdonotdirectlyforeseeperiodsofextremewind(mostlybecausethesesourcesrelyonaveragedseasonalvalues)andalsooftenhavelargeuncertainties,butindirectlyitcanbeexpectedforextremewindstoappear(asaconsequenceofpositivechangeinintensityandfrequencyofextremeweathereventsthataccompanystrongwindse.g.convectivestorms).Sedimentationcanbeanobstaclefornavigationbutitsrelationtothestormsurges(T36)andseasonalrainfall(T12)shouldbethoroughlydiscussed.Namelythisisnotadirectimpact,i.e.theerosioncanappearasaconsequenceofstormsurgesandseasonalrainfallandconsequentlyleadtosedimentation.

Also,theexpertssuggestedtoaddresssedimentationingeneralnotonlyintheportchannels.

5 inclimatechangeanalysis (referring to longperiodof time) it iscommonpractice toanalyze flowrates rather than thewater levels sinceshapeoftheriverbedchangesovertimeduetothesediment-relatedprocesses.Forfurtherreadingpleasereferto Pilotprojectonclimatechange:BuildingthelinkbetweenFloodRiskManagementplanningandclimatechangeassessmentintheSavaRiverBasin,-Annex4-SavaNavigationGuidanceNote

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Figure8a*:Hotspotsforfuturerisks-TheSavaRiver(spstandsforstartpointofrkmandepstandsforendpointofrkm,)*Note:theborderwithCroatiaonFigure8aispresentedbasedonGooglemapsanditmaydifferfromtheactualposition. Threat Hotspot(rkm)1. T24Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunicationnetworks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewind /2. T12.Reducedclearanceunderbridgesduetoincreaseinaverageseasonalrainfall OldRailBridge(srb.Stariželezničkimost,1.5km)3. T8.Failureofflooddefencesystemsofriversandlakesduetolongperiodsofrain TheSavaRiver:Šabac(101km),SremskaMitrovica(142km),SectorRačanski

(176-200km)4. T36.Sedimentationinportchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges TheSavaRiver:SremskaMitrovica(142km),Čukarica(3km)5. T31.Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalstoextremewind Allportswithcranes:TheSavaRiver:Šabac(101km),SremskaMitrovica(142km)6. T5.Fluvialfloodingduetoheavyshowers SameasT5.7. T*Lowerriverflowsduetoclimatechangeconditions TheSavaRiver:FirthofDrina,SectorŠabački(82-104km),SectorRačanski(176-

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Figure8b:Hotspotsforfuturerisks-TheDanubeRiver Threat Hotspot(rkm)1. T24Damagetoenergysupply,trafficcommunication

networks,disruptiontooperationsduetoextremewindĐerdap(I-943km,II-863km),Golubac(1036km),Ram(1075km),VelikoGradište(1060km),Pančevobridge(1167km)

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4. T36.Sedimentationinportchannels;inabilitytodockduetostormsurges

Beočin(1267km),Belgrade(1170km),Pančevo(1253km),BačkaPalanka(1296km),Smederevo(1116km),Prahovo(860km)

5. T31.Damagetocranes,storageandloadingterminalstoextremewind

Allportswithcranes:Apatin(1401,5km),Bogojevo(1366.5km),Beočin(1269km)BačkaPalanka(1295,5km),NoviSad(1252,6km),Beograd(1167,3km),Pančevo(1154and1152,8km),Smederevo(1111and1116km),Prahovo(862km)

6. T5.Fluvialfloodingduetoheavyshowers SameasT8.7. T*Lowerriverflowsduetoclimatechangeconditions Apatin(1401km),Futog(1262-1268km)

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3.RecommendationsDuringtheworkshopforeachabovemappedthreattheexpertshaverecommendedseveraladaptationmeasuresforeachthreat(Table2).

Table2:Recommendedadaptationmeasures

Threat Adaptationmeasures

T24 Improvementofstormwarningandpredictionsystem.Stormsurgewarningsincludethepredictionofmaximumwaterlevelsandageneraldescriptionoftheexpectedwindandthemomentofitsexpectedmaxima.Thesystemcanbeimprovedinawaytoforwardforecastsinrealtime.

Considerationofclimatechangeimpactinthedesignoftelecommunicationsystems.Theriskfromenergyandtelecommunicationinfrastructurefailurehavetobewellmanagedbecausethereishighinteractionbetweenthesesystems.Themostvulnerablepartofthesystemtothewindistheoverheadcablinginfrastructure.Thereforetheopportunitiesforusingundergroundspaceshouldbemaximized.Toensuretheoperabilityofcommunicationsystemsinextremeweatherconditions,thetelecommunicationsinfrastructurehavetobeenhancedtoprovidebackupconnections.

T12 Increasingthesizeofexistingbridgesandthedesignofnewbridgesinaccordancewithprojectionsoffutureclimatechange.Theengineeringmeasuresmayincluderaisingtheheightoftheexistingbridgesandnewsizingrequirementsforthefuturebridgeconstructionprojects.Thesemeasuresarerelatedtothereturnperiod,increaseoftheminimumfreeboard,raiseofspanlengths.Otherpossiblemeasuresarerelocationofbridgepiersandfoundationsoutsideofmainchannels.Regardingconstructionmaterials,concretecomponentslikepierscouldbereinforcedwithmoresteeltoaddresstheneedforstrengthandrigidity.

T8andT5

Earlywarningsystem.Basedonintegrationofmeteorologicaldataintohydrologicalmodels,theautomateddatacommunicationsystemfortheentireriverbasinshouldbecreated.Tobemoretimelyresponsive,thesystemshouldbedecentralizedandshouldincludetheinstructionstothepublic.Whereshorttimereactionisrequired(urbanareas)reliablewarninglevelshavetobeachievedbasedonrealtimemeasuresofrainintensities.Theunder-oroverpredictionofthehazardcausedbyuncertaintyoftheparametervaluesinhydrologicalmodels,isthemajorriskinoperatingearlywarningsystems.

Strengtheningand/orconstructionofhydro-technicalstructuresforwaterprotectionandreinforcementofcoastalembankments.Themeasuresmaybereferredtotheimprovementinthedesignofsolidbuildingstructureslikeweirs,channelsanddamstowithstandmechanicalorphysicaleffectsoffloodingwater;constructionoflongitudinalandtransversehydraulicstructureswhichregulatetheflowofwater;placingrockslopeprotectionwhichconsistsofoneormorelayersofrockalongthecriticalstretchesoftheriver;additionofthecrestwalltoraisetheheightofthedefenceonfloodbank;strengtheningembankmentswithinternalcentralcoremadefromimpermeablesubstance,etc.

Constructionandmaintenanceofwaterprotectionzones.Preventionfromvegetation

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(forestsandbushes)lossisimportantfortheprotectionofdrainage,andagainstshorecuttingandsliding.

T36 Investmentinmaintenanceofportsandnavigationchannels(deepening)toensureaccess.Thedepositionofsedimentasanaturalproductoferosiondecreasethedepthsofnavigationchannels.Therefore,dredgingactivitiestosafeguardrequireddepthsarerequired.Duetohighmaintenancecosts,theratesandtimingforsedimentremovalshouldbebasedonregularmonitorofwaterlevels6.

Erosionremediation.Aforestationofriverbanksisaneffectivemethodoferosioncontrol.Arootsystemoftherestoredvegetationcansignificantlystrengththebank.

T31 Considerationofextremewindsforoperationalassetslocationandportdesign.Usingsimulationbasedmodelsinsearchingforoptimallocationsandportconfigurationandoperationprocesses.

Earlywarningsystemimprovementandequipmentadaptationtoextremewinds.Ensurethatterminalsaresubscribedtoacontractweatherservicethatprovidesspecializedweatherforecastfortheoperatingareaoftheport.Theequipmentshouldbedesignedtoprovideaninitialalert-cranesequippedwithanemometerstoindicatewindspeedatthehigheststationarypointofthecrane.Theshutdownandothersecureproceduresshouldbeprovidedforeachportfacility.

T* Oneoftheresponsestolowwaterlevelsisthetransitioninfleetdesignandoperation.Itincludessolutionsrelatedtoapplicationoflight-weightstructures,changesindesignsandconstructionsofshipsorinstallationofpropellerswithasmallerdiameters.Itwouldenableshipstooperateatlowerdraughts.

6Theremovingiscarriedoutinlinewithpredefinedrecommendation(e.gifthefillingofthebottomofwaterbodiesishigherthan20cm)

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Annex 1 SRB waterways Survey/Workshop participants

NO. NAMEANDSURNAME AFFILIATION

Participatedin:Survey(answeredthequestionnaire)

Workshop

1. IrenaKonjević MinistryofConstruction,TransportandInfrastructure(Departmentforwaterways) ü

2. JovicaGolubović YugoslavRiverShippingCo,Serbia ü ü

3. StankoKantar SecretariatforCityTraffic,DirectorateforPublicTransport:AssistanttoGeneralManagerforrailandinlandwaterwaypublictransport

ü

4. ZoranRadmilović InnovationcentreoftheFacultyofMechanicalEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,fullprofessor

ü ü

5. VladislavMaraš FacultyofTransportandTrafficEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia,AssistantProfessor

ü ü

6. AleksandarRadonjić FacultyofTransportandTrafficEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia,AssistantProfessor

ü ü

7. VladimirĐurđević Instituteformeteorology,FacultyofPhysics,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia ü ü

8. ŽeljkoMilković TheInternationalSavaRiverBasinCommission(SavaCommission),DeputySecretaryforNavigation

ü ü

9. GoranŠukalo TheInternationalSavaRiverBasinCommission(SavaCommission),AdvisorforNavigationSafety

ü

10. SrđaLješević PortGovernanceAgency,ManageroftheCentreforthedevelopmentofportactivities ü ü

11. MiroslavGrnčarski MinistryofConstruction,TransportandInfrastructure,DirectorateforInlandWaterways,

ü ü

12. MilicaRadić MinistryofConstruction,TransportandInfrastructure,DirectorateforInlandWaterways,

ü

13. DanijelaBožanić MinistryofAgricultureandEnvironmentalProtection,HeadofDepartmentforclimatethreats ü ü

14. AnaRepac MinistryofAgricultureandEnvironmentalProtection,Departmentforclimatethreats ü

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NO. NAMEANDSURNAME AFFILIATION

Participatedin:Survey(answeredthequestionnaire)

Workshop

15. MarijaIvković RepublicHydro-meteorologicalServiceforSerbia(RHMS),Climatechangecentre ü ü

16. JasnaPlavšić FacultyofCivilEngineering(FCE),UniversityofBelgrade,DepartmentofHydraulicandEnvironmentalEngineering,Associateprofessor ü

17. AleksandarMacura RESFoundation(CSO) ü ü

18. JasminkaYoung RESFoundation(CSO) ü

19. AnaMitić-Radulović CEUS-Centreforexperimentsinurbanstudies(CSO) ü ü

20. LjubinkaKaluđerović StandingConferenceofTownsAndMunicipalities(CSO),AdvisorforEnvironmentalProtection

ü

21. NatašaBojković FacultyofTransportandTrafficEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia,AssociateProfessor

ü

22. NatasaTomić-Petrović FacultyofTransportandTrafficEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia,AssociateProfessor

ü ü

23. TanjaParezanović FacultyofTransportandTrafficEngineering,UniversityofBelgrade,Serbia,PhDStudent

ü ü