StrengThening Organizations in the Protection against FIRES (STOP FIRES)

1. PE “Vojvodinašume”, Petrovaradin (Serbia),

Project partners:

1. KEFAG Kiskunsagi Forestry and Wood Industry Plc. (Hungary),

3.      European Affairs Fund of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Serbia),

4.      Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Sector for Emergency Management (Serbia)

To increase environmental resilience to climate change and risk prevention through improved fire disaster management, emergency preparedness and awareness raising of vulnerable natural areas in the CB region.

Outputs:

1.      1 pilot action developed jointly and implemented in project,

2.      EUR 1,118,529 investments in new disaster monitoring, preparedness, warning and response systems against natural disasters,

3.      1000 persons educated about climate change adaptation and risk prevention,

4.      4 public events across borders jointly organised,

5.      4 organisations cooperating across borders.

Activities:

1.      Project management,

2.      Communication,

3.      Joint development of CB fire emergency plan,

4.      Organization of joint training,

5.      Development of integrated CB system for monitoring/early detection,

6.      Procurement of firefighting/ITC equipment,

7.      Creation of prerequisites for the improvement of the fire protection infrastructure,

8.      CB fire risk awareness raising campaign,

9.      Education of schoolchildren.

Target groups:

The main target groups are firefighters and emergency responders, volunteers from voluntary fire brigades and employees of forest manage partner organizations, moreover, key actors and policy makers at the local, regional and national level, representatives of local communities, recreation and tourism Industry, landowners, property managers, agriculturalists, general public and schoolchildren.