In organisation of the Rescue and Protection Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro, the Territorial Unit for Rescue and Protection of Herceg Novi conducted educational workshops on the topic related to the earthquake risk reduction at the Public High School „Ivan Goran Kovacic“ in Herceg Novi and the Public Institution Resource Center for Hearing and Speech „Dr. Peruta Ivanović“ in Kotor. These workshops are an activity within the DG ECHO funded project BALANCE – Large Scale Earthquake Management at Western Balkans through Joint Cross Border Cooperation Activities.
Students of the first grade of the construction section of the Public High School “Ivan Goran Kovačić” in Herceg Novi, as part of a lecture on earthquake risk reduction, held on May 25th, 2022, were introduced to the history of earthquakes in this seismically active area, preventive measures, as well as with the manner of behavior before, during and after the earthquake. Considering the beginning of the fire season, the education of students included the basics of information on preventive measures, which are necessary to implement in order to reduce the risk of fire.
The education of the first grade students of Gimnasium within the Public Institution Resource Center for Hearing and Speech „Dr. Peruta Ivanović“ in Kotor was realized on May 26th, 2022 and was adjusted to the needs of students of this center with an emphasis on activities to be carried out before, during and after the earthquake. Fire prevention and protection were also discussed with the students. As one of the goals of the BALANCE project is to include people with disabilities in the project activities especially at the Full-Scale Exercise.
The students were also introduced to the goals and main activities of the BALANCE project.
Brochure on earthquake - Montenegrin language.pdf
