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Floods in the Republic of Serbia (2014): Response and Lessons Learned

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The Republic of Serbia was affected by floods in May 2014. The level of immediate security threat imposed an obligation to the national government to use its armed forces, within a comprehensive effort to control the disaster, prevent even greater damage and protect human lives. Engagement of the army was significant and in several elements crucial for the success of the entire operation.

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  1. 1.

    Serbia Floods 2014, United Nations Serbia, European Union and the World Bank Group, Belgrade, 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/press_corner/floods/20140715-serbia-rna-report.pdf

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    ReliefWeb is a specialized digital service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): http://reliefweb.int/disaster/ff-2014-000059-srb

  3. 3.

    International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC): http://savacommission.org/index.php?idnews=148&l=bhbo&page=news_detail

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    Rivers: Sava, Tamnava, Kolubara, Jadar, Zapadna Morava, Velika Morava, Mlava and Pek.

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    Cities of Šabac and Sremska Mitrovica.

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    Municipalities of Obrenovac, Mali Zvornik, Krupanj, Ljubovija, Vladimirci, Koceljeva, Šid, Svilajnac, Paraćin, Ub, Lajkovac, Ljig, Osečina, Mionica, Smederevska Palanka, Trstenik and Bajina Bašta.

  7. 7.

    Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, version in English language, official website of the government: http://www.srbija.gov.rs/cinjenice_o_srbiji/ustav_odredbe.php?id=217

  8. 8.

    Constitution of Serbia, V Organization of Government, Article 139, version in English language, source official website of the government: http://www.srbija.gov.rs/cinjenice_o_srbiji/ustav_odredbe.php?id=222

  9. 9.

    Law On Defence, Official Gazette, no. 116-07, December 2007: http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/dokumenta/zakoni/law%20on%20defense.pdf

  10. 10.

    Law on the Serbian Armed Forces, Article 2, Official Gazette, No. 116-07, December 2007. http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/dokumenta/zakoni/Law%20on%20the%20SAF.pdf

  11. 11.

    Law of Emergency situations, Official Gazette of Serbia, Vol. 111/2009, 92/2011 and 93/2012, version in English language, source website of the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC): http://www.seesac.org/res/files/failovi/547.pdf

  12. 12.

    National Security Strategy of the Republic of Serbia, version in English language, IV National Security Policy, 4.3. Defence Policy, Belgrade, 2009, p.p. 26, source official website of Serbian MoD: http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/dokumenta/strategije/Strategija_nacionalne_bezbednosti_RS_eng.pdf

  13. 13.

    Defence Strategy of the Republic of Serbia, version in English language, 5. Defence System of the Republic of Serbia 5.1. Structure of defence system, Belgrade, 2009, p.p. 13, source official website of Serbian MoD: http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/dokumenta/strategije/Strategija_odbrane_RS_eng.pdf

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  2. ReliefWeb. Specialized digital service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): http://reliefweb.int/disaster/ff-2014-000059-srb

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  8. Law of Emergency situations. Official Gazette of Serbia, vol 111/2009, 92/2011 and 93/2012, version in English language, source: web-site of the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC): http://www.seesac.org/res/files/failovi/547.pdf

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  1. Directorate for European Integrations and Project Management, Ministry of Defence, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

    Katarina Strbac

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    Swathi Veeravalli

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Strbac, K. (2017). Floods in the Republic of Serbia (2014): Response and Lessons Learned. In: Nikolov, O., Veeravalli, S. (eds) Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1071-6_8

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