The 2nd Planning Conference of DG ECHO funded project BALANCE took place on the 14th-15th of October, 2021 in Podgorica (Montenegro). The conference was chaired by Mr. Evangelos Katsaros, CERIDES Research Associate and Project Manager of the BALANCE project and by Ms. Zorica Markovic, Head of Department for Coordination of International Assistance, Cooperation and Project implementation, of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro. The conference was attended by 36 members of the project consortium and local stakeholders in total, as well as by Mr. Geir Ellingsen, ECHO Project Officer was present at the conference online.
During the two days of the conference, participants exchanged views and discussed the exercise scenario, locations and working sites for the Full-Scale Exercise, Main Event List/Main Inject list and tasks during the exercise, logistical details and procedures for receiving rescue teams and assistance and standard operating procedures, and ways to involve local communities in conducting exercise and promoting preventive activities to reduce the risk of earthquake and other disasters.
Media coverages:
- https://m.cdm.me/hronika/terenska-vjezba-o-upravljanju-zemljotresima-u-oktobru-sljedece-godine/
- https://rckotor.com/2021/10/15/konferencija-u-okviru-balance-projekta/
- https://www.portalanalitika.me/clanak/mup-terenska-vjezba-o-upravljanju-zemljotresima-u-oktobru-sledece-godine
- https://www.gov.me/clanak/odrzana-druga-planska-konferencija-za-organizaciju-terenske-vjezbe-na-temu-zemljotresa
