Area of activity/subject: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Summary of the project: DIRECT has the aim to improve the level of preparedness of civil protection systems in Montenegro, Slovenia and the Czech Republic through capacity building, raising awareness and international cooperation in this area. It involves all segments of a society, makes them work together and improves their skills for direct response to natural and man-made disasters and reducing their impact.
It includes both professionals dealing with emergencies and local population in disaster risk reduction activities and provides training and education for them so as to improve their capacity and preparedness for the increasing number of hazards.
Beneficiary
Montenegro
Ivana Milutinovića 10
81 400 Nikšić
Montenegro
Project coordinators
- Directorate for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro, Montenegro, http://www.mup.gov.me/rubrike/vanredne-situacije
- Gasilsko reševalna služba Kranj, Slovenia, http://www.gasilcikranj.si/
- Fire Rescue Brigade of Moravian, Silesian Region, Czech Republic, www.hzsmsk.cz
- Czech Association of the Fire Officers, Czech Republic, www.cahd.cz
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2016
- Project locations
- Montenegro
- EU contribution
- €552 131