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11 October 2011

Albania: New disaster preparedness and emergency action plan is in place

The Regional Environmental Center announced the introduction of a new disaster preparedness and emergency action plan to deal with prevention and management of flood risks in the region of Shkodër. Steps foward include 'strengthening capacities of municipalities and communes for dealing with disaster situations, and in increasing people’s awareness about potential risks...'

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9 September 2011

Serbia: 'we are preparing a national platform for fighting disasters'

Balkans.com reports that Ivica Dacic, Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Margareta Wahlström, UN SRSG for Disaster Risk Reduction, stated that in order to prevent global risks of 'natural' disasters it is important to engage local communities in the process...

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17 June 2011

Serbia: 'To reduce risk of natural hazards all stakeholders must be engaged' - minister

'Serbia will have its national platform for disaster reduction in September' stated Assistant Minister of the Interior, Predrag Maric, at the opening of a seminar this week, 'Presenting national platforms in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and Hyogo Framework for Action'....