The study visit for the preparation of the BALANCE project's Full Scale Exercise (FSX) was realized on 6th – 8th of September, 2021 in the area of Boka Kotorska Bay (municipalities of Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi) and in Podgorica.
The aim of study visit was to visit potential locations and working sites for conducting the Full-Scale Exercise (FSX) and to talk and discuss with the local and national stakeholders regarding project activities, organization of field exercise and opportunities provided by this exercise.
On that occasion, meetings were held with the mayors of Tivat and Herceg Novi, Zeljko Komnenovic and Stevan Katic and the deputy mayor of Kotor, Sinisa Kovacevic and their associates, who said that this project is extremely important for their municipalities and the Boka Kotorska Bay, because the risk of the earthquake in this area evidently exists and pointed out that they support the project activities and will provide all the necessary logistical support for this project to be successfully implemented. Also, they expressed interest to join the making cities resilient campaign – MCP 2030.
In order to familiarize with their responsibilities in the rescue and protection system and potential roles in the organization and implementation of this field exercise, visits and meetings were organized with following stakeholders: the rescue and protection services of Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi, the Habitat and Rehabilitation Resource Center for Children with Hearing and Speech Disorders "Dr Peruta Ivanovic" in Kotor, the Red Cross of Montenegro, the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology and the Rescue and Protected Directorate of Ministry of the Interior.
Also, participants visited the location for BoO and locations and working sites for conducting of the FSX in municipalities of Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi.
Media coverages:
- https://www.gov.me/clanak/realizovana-studijska-posjeta-u-okviru-balance-projekta
- http://www.rtcg.me/vijesti/drustvo/334043/vjezbe-ce-pokazati-koliko-smo-spremni-za-zemljotres.html
- http://www.meteo.co.me/index.php?news=352
- https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/balance-prijekat-od-izuzetne-vaznosti-za-podrucje-boke-kotorske
- https://dan.co.me/vijesti/drustvo/realizovana-studijska-posjeta-u-okviru-balans-projekta-5082110
- https://bizniscg.me/2021/09/09/projekat-balance-koliko-smo-spremni-za-zemljotrese-vecih-razmjera/
- https://portalkotor.me/info/kroz-projekat-balance-upravljanje-zemljotresima-vecih-razmjera-na-zapadnom-balkanu/
- https://ne-np.facebook.com/CrvenikrstCG/posts/2917429298468698
- https://www.portalanalitika.me/clanak/realizovana-studijska-posjeta-u-okviru-balance-projekta
- https://opstinativat.me/opstina-tivat-podrzala-organizaciju-medunarodne-vjezbe-na-temu-zemljotresa/
- https://radiojadran.com/projekat-balance-herceg-novi-podrzao-organizaciju-medunarodne-vjezbe-na-temu-zemljotresa/
- https://www.cgvijesti.net/09/09/2021/realizovana-studijska-posjeta-u-okviru-balans-projekta/
- https://gradski.me/realizovana-studijska-posjeta-u-okviru-balance-projekta/
- https://www.hercegnovi.me/rss/37-sluzba-zastite/vijesti/4244-projekat-balance-herceg-novi-podrzao-organizaciju-medunarodne-vjezbe-na-temu-zemljotresa
