Hydropower plants to transform upper Drina river into lake, say environmentalists
The planned hydropower plants on the upper course of the Drina will alter the ecosystem and local climate, the Center for Environment warned
Court annuls environmental permit for Drina hydropower project
The construction of large hydropower plants on the Drina is facing new delays, after a court ruling to scrap the environmental permit for HPP Foča
Promoting transboundary cooperation on water and energy in Drina River Basin to achieve the green energy transition and climate commitments
At the SECW the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, UNECE and Finland co-convened a session on renewable energy development in the Drina River Basin
BiH gets EUR 37 million loan for flood protection projects
The financing will help deliver infrastructure investments, such as dikes, dams, and water reservoirs, which support flood protection
Climate change is making it hard to predict hydropower plant output in Drina River basin
Depending on the assumptions on the trend of global emissions and the impacts of climate change over the next three decades, there is significant fluctuation in the expected water flows in the Drina River basin, so hydroelectric plant productivity cannot be projected with confidence, according to a Nexus Assessment report published by GWP-Med and UNECE. […]
Women in Drina basin have power to solve environmental threats
Participants of the workshop said an increasing number of women from different spheres are becoming active in efforts to protect the environment and that they have the enthusiasm and energy to combine their strengths to create models for sustainable development with a particular focus on gender issues.
Floating waste covers rivers in Serbia, BiH, Montenegro
Floating waste is devastating the Drina and its tributaries in Serbia, BiH and Montenegro and piling up at hydropower dams
EPS gets approval in Serbia for Gornja Drina hydropower project in BiH
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) managed to surpass another obstacle in its plan to construct a hydropower cascade on the upper course of the Drina river in BiH together with domestic utility ERS. The company obtained clearance from Serbia’s competition watchdog amid an environmentalists’ outcry regarding possible damage to nature and habitats. The Commission for Protection of […]