Brief description | Extending forest fire prevention through collaboration between the fire brigade and protection/rescue services, and the local population in the cross-border area. |
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Region | Intra Western Balkan borders |
Countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Montenegro (MNE) |
Location | MNE: Municipality of Nikšić
BiH: Municipality of Trebinje |
Type of project partners | Municipalities Local associations/groups (CSOs, including local NGOs) Public bodies/institutions |
Size (total budget including EU grants) | € 50,000 to € 200,000 |
Main themes | Environmental protection, climate change and risk prevention |
Keywords (Types of Activities) | Publications, websites, databases Marketing, promotional activities, awareness campaigns Acquisition of equipment Other |
Keywords (Aspects of Good Practice) | Genuine cross-border dimension Genuine cross-border impact Innovative Good dissemination Good sustainability |
Background and Objectives | The big fires which take place in the Montenegrin and Bosnian forests every year destroy hundreds of hectares of woodland and in some cases cost human lives, and have contributed to severe damage in the regional ecosystems. To face these challenges the neighbouring countries have limited financial resources, and the management of the existing human and technical resources has often been chaotic and without practical effects.
This project initiated a bottom-up approach, seeking the contribution of all involved partners for developing local “poles” of technical competences, communication networks, and prevention, detection and disaster support units in a cost effective way. It involved a cross-border partnership between the Municipality of Trebinje and Municipality of Nikšić, FORS Montenegro (Foundation for the Development of Northern Montenegro), the Territorial Fire Brigade of Trebinje Municipality (TFBTM), the Protection and Rescue Service of Nikšič Municipality (PRSNM), while target groups included PRSNM and TFBTM staff, volunteer fire brigades in Nikšić and some 200 students of elementary and secondary schools in Trebinje and Nikšić. Objectives |
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Main activities | Four clusters of activities were carried out as part of this project:
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Main results | The main results of this project were as follows:
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Aspects of good practice | The project has been rated highly on all aspects of good practice, especially in its cross-border dimension and impact, innovative nature, strong dissemination and sustainability.
The sustainability of the project builds on the agreement on fire prevention in the border zone and the integrated plan for fires and natural disasters management which were developed and adopted as part of the project. Based on these two strategic documents the two fire fighting units have kept carrying out key activities, including educational lectures in local communities and schools and cross-border training. |
Start and completion dates: | 1 February 2011 – 30 April 2012 |
More information | http://www.forsmontenegro.org/en/completed/219-be-ready
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Partner | MNE: FORS Montenegro
Contact: Veselin Šturanović, vsturanovic@forsmontenegro.org |
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Partner | BiH: Territorial Fire Brigade Trebinje,
Contact: Miodrag Batinić, miodragbatinic@gmail.com, vjtrebinje@gmail.com |