Environment Protection: Improving the Disaster Risk Reduction Management with focus on Floods Management

CEP was recognised by a prominent independent research institute in the field of water management from the Netherlands, Deltares, in partnership with the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of the Netherlands Municipalities, VNG International, and the “Jaroslav Cerni” Water Institute, as an important policy-relevant partner to complete the assignment Local DRR plans and local protection and rescue plans for local self-government
units in Serbia realised with financial support from the EU in the framework of the EU-WB/GFDRR Western Balkans Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Program and managed by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. The assignment took place from October 2021 until May 2022. The objectives of the assignment were to assess the current Disaster Risk Assessment, Local Disaster Risk Management Plans and Local Protection and Rescue Plans of the LSGs, with a focus on floods and flood vulnerabilities of LSGs in order to prioritize capacity-building actions in those self-governments, and to prepare recommendations on improving these local plans.

After successful contribution to the assignment above, Deltares engaged the “Jaroslav Cerni” Water Institute and CEP in another assignment within the framework of the EU-WB/GFDRR Western Balkans Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Program, Capacity building to improve the identification, prioritization, and preparation of new flood risk reduction investments in Serbia. The assignment took place from December 2021 until May 2022. The objectives of the assignment were to produce recommendations for identifying priority investments resulting in the draft methodology for prioritising risk reduction measures, develop a catalogue of structural and non-structural interventions, and enhance the capacities of the Republic Water Directorate and Public Water Management Companies to apply the methodology and the catalogue.

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