| Project funding | EU |
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| Project website | N/A |
| Programme website | Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective | Improving the management system for emergency interventions |
| Project start date | 01.06.2021 |
| Project end date | 28.02.2023 |
| Project total budget | EUR375.712.48 |
| Project EU funding | EUR 315.899.05 |
| Description | Overall objective: Improved prevention, preparedness and response to disasters through strengthened cooperation and joint building of response capacities in cross-border area of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia in the field of civil protection Specific objectives: Improved capacities of Mountain Rescue Services in cross-border area of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to provide rescue services in floods and river accidents and mountain accidents; and Strengthened cross-border cooperation, coordination and joint actions between the Mountain Rescue Services of Serbia and Mountain Rescue Services Bosnia and Herzegovina in area cross-border area Project activities: Activities relevant for Result 1: Signing of the protocol on cross-border cooperation; Signing of inter-sector protocols; Creation of joint database of rescuers; Creation of joint online library with relevant documents and operational documents exchange; Implementation of joint IT application for registering and reporting accidents; Activities relevant for Result 2: Joint trainings of teams for rescuing from floods and river accidents implemented in area of Drina river; Joint trainings for rescuing from mountain accidents implemented in area of Zlatibor district and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Brčko District and municipalites: Istočni Stari grad, Foča, Trnovo,Hadžići, Sarajevo Novi Grad, Stari Grad, Sarajevo Centar, Novo Sarajevo, Orašje, Bjelljina and Teočak; Organization of joint rescue exercise; Design and implementation of online training platform; Initial participation in Training of trainers/instructors; Accreditation /certification of trainings; Activities relevant for Result 3: Procurement of rescuing equipment (basic equipment, rescuing sets and rescuing vehicles); Equipping of premises of MRS in Sarajevo and Mountaineering Association Tara; Activities relevant for Result 4: Survey of public attitudes on prevention, preparedness and reactions in disasters, Organization of awareness raising campaign targeting general population; Organization of awareness raising campaign targeting elderly vulnerable groups; Organization of trainings for representatives of public sector; Organization of awareness building campaign through social media and internet, Activities relevant for Result 5: Production and distribution of printed visibility materials; Organization of project promotion conferences; Updating project partners’ web sites with project page; Promotion of the project in local, regional and national media. |
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| Expected results | R1: Strengthened sustainable cross-border institutional and operational cooperation between MRSs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and active experience exchange enabled; R2: Joint capacity building activities implemented; R3: Improved equipment of MRSs for rescuing in floods and river accidents and mountain accidents; R4: Raised public awareness in matters of civil protection, complementary to other national and EU practices and with focus on needs of vulnerable groups (children, elderly people, etc.); R5: Project promoted in line with EU visibility guidelines |
| Expected outputs | • 4 cross-border teams established and empowered to deal with emergency situations; • 38 volunteers newly involved in providing rescue services; • 15 advanced trained rescuers involved in providing rescue services in cross-border region; • One training course certified/ recognized/ accredited; • 20 local communities being beneficiaries of capacity building activities on prevention and mitigation of manmade hazards and natural disasters |
| Lead partner | Institution name: Mountain Rescue Service of Serbia Country: Serbia Address: Bulevar vojvode Mišića 12 ,Beograd Website: https://www.gss.rs/ Legal status: Private |
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| Partner | Institution name: Mountain Rescue Service MRS Station Sarajevo Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina Address: Salke Lagumdzije 13, Sarajevo Website: http://www.gss-sarajevo.com/ Legal status: Private |
| Partner | Institution name: Mountain Rescue Service/ GSS Brčko District Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina Address: Ficibajer ,Brčko Website:www.fgss.ba Legal status: Private |
| Partner | Institution name: Mountaineering Association Tara Country:Serbia Address: Španskih boraca 1, Bajna Bašta Website:www.planinarskiklubtara.org Legal status: Private |