Meteorological equipment intended for the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro was presented yesterday in Podgorica, which includes a meteorological station, a server and computers for numerical weather forecasting
ContinueGrant beneficiaries
Total EU grant: 451,686.68 €
Total project value: 531,458.61 €
Project duration: 30 months
Expected results of the project:
- Strengthened capacities of institutions and services from the target area for disaster risk reduction – DRR;
- Improved capacities for forecasting and early warning systems in the target area and cross-border collaboration in this field;
- Guidelines for improvement of the protection and rescue systems in Montenegro and Albania in line with good EU practice models provided;
- Population in the cross-border area and target municipalities familiarised with DRR;
- Improved cooperation between units and institutions dealing with DRR from Albania and Montenegro.
Target groups
- Representatives of the local protection and rescue units from Montenegro and Albania (at least 100);
- Representatives of the national and regional institutions dealing with emergency management (at least 30);
- Representatives of the hydro-meteorological institutions in Montenegro and Albania (at least 30);
- Montenegrin Directorate for Emergency Management and Albanian General Directorate of Civil Emergencies;
- Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro and Institute of Hydrometeorology of Albania;
- Local operational units and authorities of target municipalities;
- Citizens reached by awareness raising campaign (around 5% of population – app. 30,000 people) and tourists;
- Youth – primary and secondary school students (at least 1,000 students);
- Citizens of target municipalities – around 592,000 people, tourists and visitors.
Project area
- Montenegro – Podgorica, Bar, Ulcinj, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Andrijevica, Berane, Plav, Petnjica, Gusinje and Rožaje
- Albania – the Region of Shkodra, municipalities: Shkodra, Malesi e Madhe, Puke, Fushe Arrez, Vau i Dejes.
Impact of the project
The project will improve the protection of the cross-border area between Montenegro and Albania from the risks of disasters through capacity building of people and institutions in the cross-border area between Montenegro and Albania for disaster risk reduction through education and awareness raising programmes, modernisation of equipment and strengthening of cooperation.
