Areas of mutual interest for the flood protection in the Sava River basin

A very important strength of the Sava FRMP was the identification of areas of mutual interest for the flood protection in the Sava River basin (AMI) in line with Protocol. AMIs include a total of 251 flood areas, respectively 46 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 129 in Croatia, 27 in Serbia and 64 flood areas in Slovenia and 5 in Montenegro identified within the Sava FRMP preparation. These areas were further grouped into 21 AMIs.

Total surface of AMIs is 5,659 km2, which is 5.8% of the total Sava River basin surface, and a home to 1.4 million people. AMIs represent basic elements for analysis in the Sava FRMP and a framework for identification of non-structural and national structural measures that may contribute to achieving flood risk management objectives of the common interest in the basin.