Ever-moving border emergency response (EMBER)

Ever-moving border emergency response (EMBER)

Source of funding IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Serbia 2007-2013
Project partners
  1. Vukovar-Srijem County, Croatia
  2. Provincial Government Secretariat, Serbia
  3. Provincial Secretariat for Economy and Tourism, Serbia
  4. European Affairs Fund of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia
  5. Regional Development Agency HRAST Ltd, Croatia
  6. National Protection and Rescue Directorate, Croatia
Area of intervention Environmental Protection
Project start 05. Oct 2016 – 05. Jan 2018
Project description

Overall objective:
Enhancement of regional level cooperation through joint systems and approaches in response to flooding in the Sava river basin in the cross-border region (CBR) and improvement of preparedness level in flood related emergencies in CBR with a special focus on affected municipalities in VSC and Srem District affected during previous floods

Specific objectives:
(1) To improve skills and procedures of protection and rescue operational forces (PR OF) and harmonize actions of emergency and crisis management bodies in the CBR during and after floods;
(2) To raise the awareness of local population about actions and responses in cases of flooding within the CBR.

Expected results:
(1) Improved actions of managerial bodies responsible for protection and rescue on both sides of the CBR
(2)  Raised capacities and improved resources of units for civil protection and rescue for responding in flood related crisis situations
(3) Ensured action of promotion and education of local population via conducted promotional activities
(4)  Established effective joint action team

Main activities:
(1)  Improvement of protection and rescue actions in cases of floods
(2)  Capacity building & equipment
(3)  Promotion and visibility
(4)  Action management

Target groups:
Headquarters for Protection and Rescue in VSC, Provincial Emergency Management Headquarters in AP Vojvodina, Srem District Emergency Management Headquarters, protection and rescue teams at regional and local levels in both cross-border areas

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