3.1 Joint Risk Management

The project objective is to improve the capacity of the project partners in terms of infrastructure, equipment, know-how and public support to prevent and mitigate the consequences of flood disasters locally and on CB level. 

The project activities include:

1. Construction works for flood defense and procurement of equipment for sanitation of rivers;
2. Measures for natural water retention on the territories of Knjazevac and Rila Municipalities;
3. Joint trainings on flood risk prevention and management;
4. Exchange of experience.

Project results and outputs:

1. Supplied equipment in Municipality of Knjazevac - a supporting wall built on the Rila River banks;
2. Afforested areas in both municipalities;
3. Improved capacity of local specialists on joint risk management;
4. Improved capacity of local volunteers and civil protection organizations to act in a coordinated manner in the event of a disaster on both sides of the border.           

Target Groups of the project are local and regional government bodies; Local and regional structures dealing with emergency situations; CB population living downstream of intervention areas; Visitors to Rila Monastery.

Website: https://ipa-greeninfrastructure.com/

Project objectives are No. 1: Investments in equipment related to flood risk reduction and flood damage removal which consists of obtaining four work machines and one transportation vehicle. No. 2: Cleaning of the river in Chiprovci. No. 3: Capacity development in order to react in cases of a flood, which consists of three separate trainings for representatives of local authorities at the municipal level and representatives of local community councils, and for inhabitants of the villages at the highest risk of floods in Boljevac and Chiprovtsi, and of reserach on floods threats in the CB region, and elaboration of a new crisis action plan.

Envisaged project activities are purchase of work machines and a transportation vehicle planned for the works on the watercourses of rivers of the municipality of Boljevac; Study on the acting and elaboration of new crisis action plans in the CB region; Purchase of work machines for municipality of Chiprovci; Cleaning of тhe river banks in Ogosta river; Training for representatives of local authorities at the municipal level and representatives of local community councils from municipalities of Boljevac and Chiprovtsi; Training for inhabitants of the villages at the highest risk of floods in Boljevac and Chiprovtsi; Researches on threatened by floods areas in the CBC region.

Benefits to be achieved by this project are supported small-scale interventions / investments in green infrastructure for natural water retention - 1; Purchased specialised equipment related to disaster management, particularly for reducing the risk of flooding and decreasing the flood damage - 5; Increased capacity of local authorities and inhabitants to prevent floods, reduce flood-related damage, and to act safely and be safe in case of a flood.

Project website: http://www.preventchibo.org/