PROJECT OVERVIEW
Programme: CBC SRB-BiH 2014-2020
Call for Proposals: 2nd
Application No: 43
Contract No. 48-00-00080/2019-28-9 signed on April 20th, 2020
Project Title: Improved Emergency Preparedness & Coordinated Response in Cross-Border Area of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBC -IePCR)
Specific objective: SO 2.2: Improving the management system for emergency interventions
Result: Result 2.2.1: The capacity for preparedness, prevention and response of all organisations/institutions in the protection and rescue system in the cross-border area are strengthened on long term
Project budget: Total contract amount (€): Contracted amount EU (€) and

% of total contract amount:

€  375,712.48 €  315,899.05

84.08%

Beneficiaries of funds: Lead applicant: Co-applicants:
SRB

Mountain Rescue Service of Serbia

BIH

·         Mountain Rescue Service MRS Station Sarajevo

·         Mountain Rescue Service/ GSS Brčko District

SRB

·         Mountaineering Association Tara

Location of the action: SRB: BiH:
Serbia, Zlatibor District Brcko District and Municipalities: Istočni Stari grad, Foča, Trnovo,Hadžići, Sarajevo Novi Grad, Stari Grad, Sarajevo Centar, Novo Sarajevo, Orašje, Bjelljina and Teočak
Target groups: In BIH following target groups are identified:

Mountain rescue services of Brcko District; Mountain rescue service Station Sarajevo; Ministry of Security -Protection and Rescue Sector;

Department of Public Safety of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Civil Protection)- management and fire units; Local self-governments – municipal management, Municipal units for emergency situations and civil protection; Local communities; Medical centres and health emergency units; Local schools; Local civil society organizations; Public utilities, telecommunication and transport providers (as secondary responders)

In SRB following target groups are identified:

Mountain Rescue Service of Serbia; Mountaineering Association Tara; Ministry of interior affairs of Republic of Serbia- Sector for emergency situations-local (municipal fire units) and police units at local level; Local self-governments – Municipal management, Task forces for emergency situations and civil protection

Local communities; Medical centres and health emergency units; Local schools; Local civil society organizations; Public utilities, telecommunication and transport providers (as secondary responders)

Commencement date and project duration: June 1st, 2021, 21 months
Overall objective: Improved prevention, preparedness and response to disasters through strengthened cooperation and joint building of response capacities in cross-border area of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia in the field of civil protection
Specific objective(s) or project purpose: Improved capacities of Mountain Rescue Services in cross-border area of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to provide rescue services in floods and river accidents and mountain accidents

Strengthened cross-border cooperation, coordination and joint actions between the Mountain Rescue Services of Serbia and Mountain Rescue Services Bosnia and Herzegovina in area cross-border area

Activities and results of the project

 

R1: Strengthened sustainable cross-border institutional and operational  cooperation between MRSs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and active experience exchange enabled;

R2: Joint capacity building activities implemented;

R3: Improved equipment of MRSs for rescuing in floods and river accidents and mountain accidents;

R4: Raised public awareness in matters of civil protection, complementary to other national and EU practices and with focus on needs of vulnerable groups (children, elderly people, etc);

R5: Project promoted in line with EU visibility guidelines

Activities

Activities relevant for Result 1:

 Signing of the protocol on cross-border cooperation;

Signing of inter-sector protocols;

Creation of joint database of rescuers;

Creation of joint online library with relevant documents and operational documents exchange;

 Implementation of joint IT application for registering and reporting accidents;

Activities relevant for Result 2:

 Joint trainings of teams for rescuing from floods and river accidents implemented in area of Drina river;

Joint trainings for rescuing from mountain accidents implemented in area of Zlatibor district and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Brčko District and municipalites: Istočni Stari grad, Foča, Trnovo,Hadžići, Sarajevo Novi Grad, Stari Grad, Sarajevo Centar, Novo Sarajevo, Orašje, Bjelljina and Teočak;

 Organization of joint rescue exercise;

Design and implementation of online training platform;

 Initial participation in Training of trainers/instructors;

Accreditation /certification of trainings;

Activities relevant for Result 3:

Procurement of rescuing equipment (basic equipment, rescuing sets and rescuing vehicles);

Equipping of premises of MRS in Sarajevo and Mountaineering Association Tara;

Activities relevant for Result 4:

Survey of public attitudes on prevention, preparedness and reactions in disasters, Organization of awareness raising campaign targeting general population;

Organization of awareness raising campaign targeting elderly vulnerable groups;

Organization of trainings for representatives of public sector; Organization of awareness building campaign through social media and internet

Activities relevant for Result 5:

Production and distribution of printed visibility materials; Organization of project promotion conferences;

 Updating project partners’ web sites with project page;

 Promotion of the project in local, regional and national media;