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Worldwide, the number of disasters has increased in frequency the last 20 years. Disasters cause loss of lives, destroy valuable investment and threat a sustainable development. Climate change will result in even more intense disasters in the future. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo* and Turkey are disaster prone countries and face multiple natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, wildfires, heat waves and drought. Enhanced disaster risk management capacities to prevent risks and increase resilience would save lives, secure investment and ensure sustainable development. The needs to further strengthen capacities on civil protection and general risk management in the region was recognised by the European Union through dedicated projects within the Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA). In this framework, the Programme for Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping (IPA DRAM) further contributes to enhance the capabilities of its partner countries to strengthen disaster risk management… Know more
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Brussels to host IPA DRAM Final Conference and the sixth Steering Committee meeting
The Final Conference of IPA DRAM Programme and the sixth Steering Committee meeting will be [...]
Italy to host IPA DRAM Regional workshop and the fifth Steering Committee meeting
The IPA Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping (DRAM) Regional Workshop and the fifth Steering Committee [...]
Exchange of Experts on wildfire risk
The Italian Civil Protection Department (DPC) hosted an Exchange of Experts on wildfire risk on [...]
Montenegro initiates the implementation of disaster loss database DESINVENTAR SENDAI
On the 40th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Montenegro, the Ministry of Sustainable Development [...]
Next Events
Past Events
19 November 2019
IPA DRAM Final conference – Brussels, Belgium
20 November 2019
IPA DRAM 6th Steering Committee – Brussels, Belgium
4-5 November 2019
ERRA Workshop – Ankara, Turkey
10-13 June 2019
Regional Workshop and 5th Steering Committee – Rome, Italy
24-25 October 2019
Validation/learning workshop – Skopje, North Macedonia
16-17 October 2019
ERRA Workshop – Savona, Italy
7-9 October 2019
Working Group Meeting – Podgorica, Montenegro
13-17 May 2019
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction – Geneva, Switzerland
10-11 April 2019
Exchange of Experts on Wildfire Risk – Rome, Italy
5-6 March 2019
Gender & DRR workshop – Stockholm, Sweden
28-30 January 2019
Sendai Framework Monitoring Training of Trainers (BiH) – Savona, Italy
25- 27 February 2019
Advisory RA/DLD/RM Mission – Turkey
12-15 November 2018
Regional Workshop and 4th Steering Committee – Ljubljana, Slovenia
5 – 9 November 2018
Exchange of Experts: Serbia and FYROM
Cima Foundation – Savona, Italy
18-22 June 2018
Regional Workshop and 3rd Steering Committee – Antalya, Turkey
11-12 April 2018
Technical Workshop – Serbia
27-28 March 2018
Technical Workshop – the Republic of North Macedonia
21-23 March 2018
Technical Workshop – Montenegro
1-2 March 2018
Technical Workshop – Kosovo*
26-27 February 2018
Technical Workshop – Albania
14-16 February 2018
Technical Workshop – Turkey
6-8 February 2018
Technical Workshop – Bosnia and Herzegovina
20-21 November 2017
2nd IPA DRAM Steering Committee Meeting
Hotel Europa – Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
October-November 2017
Plans of action meetings with partners
3-4 October 2017
IPA DRAM Study visit to MSB (Sweden)
MSB office Karlstad, Karlstad Municipality and Karlstad University
12-13 June 2017
1st IPA DRAM Steering Committee Meeting
Hotel Centre Ville – Podgorica, Montenegro13-15 June 2017
1st IPA DRAM Regional Workshop – “Levelling Up”
Hotel Centre Ville – Podgorica, Montenegro