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Serbia: 'we are preparing a national platform for fighting disasters'

Balkans.com reports that Ivica Dacic, Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Margareta Wahlström, UN SRSG for Disaster Risk Reduction, stated that in order to prevent global risks of 'natural' disasters it is important to engage local communities in the process...
Balkans.com Business News
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Serbia: 'To reduce risk of natural hazards all stakeholders must be engaged' - minister

'Serbia will have its national platform for disaster reduction in September' stated Assistant Minister of the Interior, Predrag Maric, at the opening of a seminar this week, 'Presenting national platforms in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and Hyogo Framework for Action'....
Balkans.com Business News
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Serbia: Closer to setting up national platform for disaster risk reduction

The Sector for Emergency Situations is participating in a seminar entitled 'Presenting national platforms in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action' for the establishment of a national platform for disaster reduction in Serbia, reports EMG...
Ekonomist Media Group
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Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action in Europe: advances and challenges 2009-2011

Report for the period 2009-2011:

The main objective of this report is to identify key trends in terms of progress made and challenges faced, at both national and regional levels, through the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in

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Overview of National Platforms in Europe

The document serves the purpose of providing up to date information relating to National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction within the UNISDR Europe Region. To date 27 NPs have been officially nominated in UNISDR Europe Region. (Last updated 11

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SE Europe and Caucasus: WB to help region's resilience to natural hazards

Homeowners, farmers, private business, and government agencies in Southeast Europe and the Caucasus will have access to affordable disaster insurance thanks to an innovative new program supported by World Bank financing...
World Bank, the
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South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme: result assessment

This publication summarises the findings of an independent assessment of the South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme (SEEDRMAP). It highlights the achievements and the challenges faced by SEEDRMAP and provides

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Caritas: Launch of regional DRR project in South-East Europe

Caritas organizations from Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Romania, and Serbia have announced the launch of a regional project looking to empower communities to identify and assess the risk of disasters and to minimize their vulnerability...
Confederatia Caritas Romania

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