About 75 vehicles crossed the 1, 200-foot floating bridge over the Sava River built by army engineers.

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Even though the Sava River bridge is in operation, it requires constant maintenance and reinforcement.

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But the Bosnian government also needs the Posavina corridor for vital access to the Sava River.

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The Sava River Basin, a major drainage basin of South-East Europe, is shared by six countries and hosts a population of roughly 8, 5 million.

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U.S. convoys crossing the Sava River are rolling through some of Bosnia's most hotly contested lands, now firmly under the control of NATO Implementation Force troops.

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The course - which connects perfectly to the implementation of the Protocol - aims to train local experts from the Sava River Basin, involved in sediment management.

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Theory and practice will be combined during the course for participants to transfer their learning experiences into draft practical guidance on how to sustainably manage sediment in the Sava River Basin.

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Within the implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB), the Sava countries drafted the Protocol on Sediment Management to the FASRB, to provide a legal basis for future cooperation of the countries on the development of the Sediment Management Plan for the Sava River Basin (Sava SM Plan).

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