DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management has achieved outstanding recognition at the Project Management Awards 2025 in Croatia, one of the country’s most prestigious national competitions aligned with the standards of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The project was awarded 1st place in the category “Best Medium-Sized Project”, while the project manager received 1st […]
The DRAVA LIFE project – Integrated River Management – won 3rd place in this year’s competition for the Best County EU Project in Croatia, in the category Contribution to Cross-Border Cooperation. The award was presented at the official ceremony for Best City and Best EU Project, organised in cooperation with Jutarnji list and the Croatian […]
Preparatory works nearing completion; excavation expected to begin in 10–14 days At the Stara Drava Varaždin site, located in the left-bank inundation area (rkm 289–292), preparatory works are entering their final phase: larger trees have been removed from the future side-arm channel, access roads have been arranged, and thanks to the low water level of […]
Representatives of the EU project DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management, implemented by Croatian Waters, participated in the international event LIFE Platform Meeting – Focus on Water Resilience Strategy, held on 14–15 October 2025 in Brussels and organised by CINEA (European Commission). The meeting brought together leaders of 39 LIFE projects from 21 EU Member […]
Đelekovec, October 1, 2025 – This year, the steep Lubenovec riverbank on the Drava River has hosted as many as 1,800 breeding pairs of sand martins (Riparia riparia) – the highest number ever recorded in this part of the Drava. Last year, Đelekovec was declared the first Sand Martin Village in Croatia, in recognition of […]
At the Educational Water Centre (EVC) managed by Croatian Waters in Legrad, on Tuesday, September 23, the International Drava River Day was celebrated with the participation of 80 elementary school students. The event was organized by Croatian Waters and the public institutions responsible for managing protected areas in Varaždin and Koprivnica-Križevci counties. The day began […]
On Tuesday, 23 September 2025, International Drava River Day will be celebrated at the Educational Water Centre (EVC) in Legrad (Ulica Petefi Šandora 36). The event is organized by Hrvatske vode and the Public Institutions for the Management of Protected Natural Areas of Koprivnica-Križevci County and Varaždin County. The program will include educational lectures, field […]
Na lijevoj obali rijeke Drave u Varaždinu (rkm 289,3–292) nastavljaju se radovi obnove rukavca u sklopu EU projekta DRAVA LIFE (Obnova rukavca i proširenje korita rijeke Drave). Nositelj i investitor projekta su Hrvatske vode, Vodnogospodarski odjel za Muru i gornju Dravu. Trenutni radovi: Pripremni radovi uključuju sječu stabala i uklanjanje sitnog raslinja (do 10 cm) […]
On the left bank of the Drava River in Varaždin (rkm 289.3–292), restoration works on the side branch continue as part of the EU project DRAVA LIFE (Side Branch Restoration and Expansion of the Drava River Bed). The project owner and investor is Hrvatske vode, Water Management Department for the Mura and Upper Drava. Current […]
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, a study visit was organized by the public institution Međimurje Nature – Public Institution for Nature Protection and Croatian Waters for principals and teacher-coordinators from eight primary schools in Međimurje County that are part of the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve School Network. The goal of this educational day was to showcase […]