DPPI SEE

South East Europe is prone to disasters that transcend borders and overwhelm the capacity of a single country to cope. The level of

The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current disasters.

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Measures that enable an organization to avoid, preclude or limit the impact of an undesirable event or potential disruption.

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capacities varies considerably from country to country. Some threats, such as flooding and forest fires tend to be seasonal in nature and thus present opportunities for immediate preparedness measures and mutual cooperation between neighbouring nations.

In November 2000, the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe launched the “Disaster Preparedness and Measures that enable an organization to avoid, preclude or limit the impact of an undesirable event or potential disruption.

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Initiative” (DPPI) in an effort to contribute to the development of a cohesive regional strategy for disaster preparedness and prevention for its 10 member States (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey). The DPPI has been conceived as an activity that seeks to provide a framework for South Eastern European nations to develop programs and projects leading to strengthened capabilities in preventing and responding to natural and man-made disasters.