The project Disasters do not know borders has completed its project activities. One of the final activities implemented was also the support to the Meteorological Service. As part of the
ContinueGrant beneficiaries
- FORS Montenegro
- Prefecture of Shkodra
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, Directorate for Emergency Situations
Total EU grant: 410,900.00 €
Total project value: 483,538.35 €
Project duration: 24 months
Expected results of the project:
- Technical and personnel capacity of institutions and services dealing with protection and rescue improved;
- Capacities for forecasting and early warning system and cross-border cooperation in this area improved;
- Population in the cross-border area and target municipalities familiarized with flood protection and rescue and DRR;
- Cooperation between protection and rescue units and institutions from Albania and Montenegro improved.
- Institutions and services in charge of protection and rescue from Albania and Montenegro familiarized with the best EU practice in flood protection and rescue;
Target groups
- Employees of the municipal protection and rescue units;
- Employees of the national institutions for protection and rescue;
- Montenegrin Directorate for Emergency Management;
- Albanian General Directorate of Civil Emergencies;
- Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro;
- Institute of Hydrometeorology of Albania;
- Employees of the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro and the Institute of Hydrometeorology of Albania;
- Local authorities of target municipalities;
- Citizens reached by awareness raising campaign and tourists;
- Youth – primary and secondary school students.
Project area
- Municipalities Podgorica, Bar and Ulcinj in Montenegro;
- Region of Shkodra in Albania
Impact of the project
Improving protection of the people and the target area from hazards, in the first place floods, through capacity building, awareness raising and cross-border cooperation in disaster risk reduction.
