PREVENCIJA I SANIRANJE POSLJEDICA

Floods in 2014 and collective action, the conclusions and recommendations
of the Regional Conference on floods in South East Europe
Nevenka Niin, Anka Bulatovi, Mladen Dobri
Apstract:
Regional conference titled "Floods in Southeast Europe - lessons learned and next steps" was
held in Sarajevo from 5 to 6 November 2014. The conference was organized by the Ministry
of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Sarajevo
and the Center for Security Cooperation Racviac from Zagreb. The conference was attended
by representatives of state and entity institutions and organizations of importance for
protection and rescue, representatives of Entity Civil Protection, the Department of Public
Safety Brcko District, significant authorities in the field of protection and rescue of Republic
of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Turkey and Montenegro, as well
as representatives of international organizations - OSCE, UNDP, UNICEF, WMO and ECHO
(Organisation European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection).
We are aware of the causes and consequences of floods in 2014 and the importance of taking
joint action, representatives of relevant institutions, units of local government, academia, from
different sectors of importance for flood and international organizations, who participated in a
conference on floods, agree that the Conference on this topic completely justified its
organization, through specific presentations and discussions.
Measures and actions of institutions, agencies and organizations that submitted
recommendations by the end of November 2014, are presented in the format of 5
intergovernmental and regional measures for prevention and preparedness.
The European Union has adopted a number of binding agreements, conventions and
regulations for its members, which are applying them in their own countries, harmonize and
improve the legal, organizational and management framework, which is related to the water
sector and water legislation. Bosnia and Herzegovina are currently the only country in the
region (excluding the Kosovo) that has not yet fulfilled the requirements for candidacy for
membership of the EU.
Thus we are deprived of many rights and opportunities, including the one related to the use of
funds from the EU "Solidarity Fund".
Keywords: floods, organizations, conferences, sector of water.