Let’s Be Prepared

FORS Montenegro – Foundation for the Development of Northern Montenegro

• Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia – Sector for Emergency Management

• Employees of the municipal protection and rescue units (at least 100 rescuers)
• Employees of the national institutions for protection and rescue (at least 30 employees)
• Members of voluntary rescue associations (at least 10)
• Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro
• Institute of Hydrometeorology of Serbia
• Employees of the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro and the Institute of Hydrometeorology of Serbia (at least 20 employees)
• Local authorities of target municipalities
• Citizens reached by awareness raising campaign (around 10% of population – 37,100 people) and tourists
• Youth – primary and secondary school students (at least 1000 students)

•        Raised awareness of the people from the cross-border area on disaster risk reduction – DRR

R2 – Capacities for forecasting and early warning system and cross-border cooperation in this area improved

R3 – Institutions and services in charge of protection and rescue from Serbia and Montenegro familiarised with the best EU practice in this area

R4 – Population in the cross-border area and target municipalities familiarised with DRR

R5 – Improved cooperation between protection and rescue units and institutions from Serbia and Montenegro

(in relation to the estimated results of the action):

1.2: Organise cross-border trainings for rescuers (Protection in case of floods, Protection and Rescue from Fires)

1.3: Organise cross-border field exercises

1.4: Organise workshops for rescuers on protection from floods and fires

1.5: Develop evacuation plans in cases of floods and fires for schools

2.1: Organise trainings on Forecasting and Early Warning System

2.2: Procure equipment for forecasting and early warning system

3.1: Organise Seminar on Best EU practice in protection from floods

3.2: Organise Seminar on Best EU practice in protection from fires

4.1: Organise lectures for primary and secondary school students

4.2: Organise visits of students to OCC 112, Rescuing Services and hydrometeorology services

4.3: Develop mobile applications for emergencies

4.4: Organise Cross-border Quiz, Literary and Drawing competitions

4.5: Organise lectures for people in local communities

4.6: Prepare and distribute publications for emergency situations

4.7: Organise awareness raising activities – press conferences, TV and radio shows, newspaper articles and website texts and promotional items

5.1: Organise Conference on DRR and importance of cross-border and regional cooperation

5.2: Develop Cross-border Agreement on Cooperation in DRR

5.3: Organise cross-border meetings of project stakeholders

5.4: Develop and sign Memorandum of Cooperation

• Improved protection of people and the environment through disaster risk reduction in the cross-border area.
• Procured equipment and vehicles worth about 172,000 euros for institutions and services dealing with protection and rescue, as well as the procurement of equipment for forecasting hydrometeorological conditions worth about 20,000 euros.
• For the needs of the Directorate for Emergency Situations of Montenegro, a van worth 22,561 EUR was purchased,
• Five 4 W vehicles were purchased for the Emergency Situations Sector in Novi Pazar worth EUR 75,000.
• The total value of the acquired equipment for the needs of the emergency sector in Montenegro and Serbia was EUR 211,165.