Within the project Disasters do not know borders, FORS Montenegro in cooperation with, Directorate for Emergency Situations of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro and Prefecture of Shkodra organized a seminar in Shkodra. The seminar on this topic was organised on 11 and 12 February during which participants – representatives of the protection and rescue institutions and services – had the opportunity to learn about experiences and good practice models in the activities directed at improvement of protection and rescue from floods from their colleagues from Croatian Mountain and Rescue Service.

Namely, the participants from the structures of the two neighbouring countries, Albania and Montenegro, had the opportunity to update and gain knowledge on the best practices of EU search / rescue teams, such as flood management, pre-planning situations, water dynamics and the dangers they derive, search and rescue in rivers and flood situations, etc., from didactic materials and professional assistance of international trainers of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service “Rescue 3”, with many years of experience in the field of coping with civil emergencies and rescue missions, not only in Europe but beyond.