In order to inform citizens on the 112 number – a unique European number for emergency calls, information boards and posters with this number were placed within the project Disasters do not know borders. The boards and posters were placed on locations which were recognised as the ones with the […]

Within the project Disasters do not know borders an Info-day was organised in Bar on 6 November with the aim of familiarising citizens on the risks from floods and 112 Number. On that occasion, representatives of the Directorate for Emergency Management and the Protection and Rescue Service Bar talked with […]

Within the project Disasters do not know borders a cross-border drawing competition in natural hazards with the emphasis on floods was organised for primary schools students from target municipalities from Montenegro and Albania. Before the competition, specially designed workshops on this topics were organised with the aim to inform children […]

A round table on Best EU Practice in Flood Protection has been organised in Podgorica today with the aim to exchange the experiences, good practice models and lessons learned when it comes to this natural hazard. The round table was attended by representatives of the Directorate of Emergency Management, municipal […]

In order to improve the capacities for more efficient risk management a training on using GIS tools in mapping areas with high risks was organised in Podgorica on 5-8 November for the representatives of the Directorate for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro and protection and rescue […]

Disaster risk reduction is an area which increasingly attracts attention with the aim to find more efficient models of mitigating the consequences of these events. The fact that a lot of people throughout the world lose their lives and economic assets because of the natural and other hazards such as […]

In order to inform the students about the activities which they can do so as to help themselves and their families stay safe during disasters, the organisation of lectures on disaster risk reduction is currently in progress for the students of the High Economic and Hopsitality School in Bar and […]

In order to strengthen the capacity for forecasting of potential weather hazards, a training on forecasting and early warning system was organised in Podgorica, from 8 to 10 April. The training was attended by 27 representative of the institutes of hydrometeorology and other related institutions from Montenegro and Albania. During […]