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This paper presents the results of quantitative research examining the impacts of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the sustainable development of community disaster resilience.
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The focus of this paper is to present the torrential flood phenomenon in the region of Šumadija in central Serbia based on the temporal and spatial characteristics of the recorded historical torrential flood events,
Cover_Naučno-stručno društvo za upravljanje rizicima u vanredni situacijama
This book is intended for everyone who wants to better prepare for unforeseen situations, whether caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or wildfires, or anthropogenic disasters such as fires, workplace accidents, or pandemics.
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This seismic risk profile of Serbia, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
A farm house on hilly farm land in Serbia.
The West Balkans Drina River Basin Management facilitated integrated basin planning and management between Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, benefitting over 1M people through enhanced use and protection of the watershed’s vital resources.
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A boy dressed in his school uniform is walking though his flooded school ground.
In recent decades, South-East Europe has experienced extreme climatic disasters, followed by mass migration and mobility. Direct barriers to education arise from infrastructural damage to schools as well as school closures following extreme flooding.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
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This regional synthesis report identifies common and divergent patterns of climate displacement as well as barriers to education for climate displaced persons in several countries in South-Eastern Europe.
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This scoping study has been developed to enable better understanding of the Serbian national context, in terms of the institutional, policy and legal framework and reveal the key challenges for the application of Nature-Based Solutions.

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