IzVRS on World Oceans Day: The exhibition ‘Marine Litter in Slovenian Waters’ highlights the importance of knowledge, data and cooperation
On Friday, 7 June 2025, we at the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (IzVRS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, opened the exhibition ‘Marine Litter in Slovenian Waters’, which is on display in the ministry’s lobby. The opening took place to coincide with World Oceans Day, which the international community marks every year on 8 June with the aim of highlighting the importance of the oceans for life on Earth and promoting responsible stewardship of the marine environment.
The Director of the Slovenian Water Institute addressed participants at a forum on the challenges faced by women in the development of sustainable tourism in the Sava river basin
Ljubljana, 3 June 2025 – The Director of the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Neža Kodre, MA, addressed participants at the 1st Forum for Women Entrepreneurs as part of the preparations for the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Sava River Basin. The event is being organised by the International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia.
Commemoration of World Earth Day
As part of the Interreg Aquatic Plastic project, the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia organised a specialist workshop on 16 April 2025, to coincide with World Earth Day, entitled ‘Working Together for Waste-Free Rivers – From Problem to Solution’, which took place in Ljubljana.
Press release: WATER DAY 2025
To mark World Water Day – which is observed on 22 March – the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning (MNVP) organised an event at which experts and specialists exchanged views on the hydrological challenges arising from climate change and human activity.
WORLD WATER DAY 2025: Snow and glacial water resources, extremes and resilience
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, in collaboration with the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, will mark World Water Day on Thursday 20 March with an event at the main post office in Ljubljana.
Invitation to take part in the activity: A message in a plastic bottle
If you’d like to play an active part in the fight against environmental pollution, please email us at uros.robic@izvrs.si with the subject line ‘I’d like to get involved’, and we’ll send you a pack containing all the information you need to get started.
2nd meeting of the AQPLA project partners and participation in co-creation workshops
On 26 and 27 November 2024, representatives of the Slovenian Water Institute attended the second partner meeting of the AQUATIC PLASTIC project. At the same time, a training session and workshop were held to bring together events focusing on co-creation methods.
National workshop with stakeholders in the Lower Sava region – DANUBESEDIEMNT_Q2
On Monday, 2 December 2024, the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia organised the 1st national stakeholder workshop as part of the DanubeSediment_Q2 project. The workshop was hosted by Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi, where the selected pilot site in Slovenia is located.
Meeting of the AQPLA project partners in Vienna
In the second half of June 2024, a two-day meeting of the project partners of the Aquatic Plastic (AQPLA) project took place in Vienna, hosted by BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences). The event brought together representatives of the participating organisations to review the activities carried out, assess the project’s progress and develop strategies to reduce waste pollution in the Danube river basin. In parallel, workshops were held to develop methodologies for sampling micro-litter in rivers, river sediments and fish.
22 March – World Water Day
At the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (IzVRS), we recognise the importance of water and have been working towards its sustainable management for over 50 years through research, development and consultancy in the field of water management.