Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations: Strengthening Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Post-Disaster Recovery

Civil society organizations registered in the Republic of Serbia that are active in the field of disaster risk reduction, civil protection, and recovery after natural and other disasters or in related areas can apply for this call.

To contribute to reducing vulnerability to disasters and increasing the resilience of the Republic of Serbia to climate change, proposed projects are expected to have a measurable positive impact on at least three of the following thematic areas:

• Strengthening the civil society network for disaster risk reduction,
• Raising awareness and citizen participation in disaster risk reduction activities,
• Citizen participation in decision-making processes related to disaster resilience,
• Innovative disaster risk reduction practices, including recovery after natural and other disasters,
• Mitigating the impact of disasters on vulnerable and marginalized groups,
• Better preparedness for emergencies and establishing sustainable mechanisms for emergency response,
• Community mobilization and citizen involvement in collaboration with disaster risk reduction and response system entities,
• Sustainable dialogue and partnership between the public and civil sectors in risk management,
• Creating a mechanism to respond to specific needs related to the vulnerability of the local community.

The duration of the projects cannot be less than 3 months or longer than 5 months from the signing of the contract, but not later than 30 May 2024, when is the end of the implementation.

Applications and accompanying documentation should be sent by email with the subject "Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations" to eudrr.rs@undp.org no later than 5 December 2023, 5 pm. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

To provide detailed information about the call, UNDP will organize an online Info session on 23 November 2023, starting at 11 am. Interested parties should register by sending an email with the subject "Registration for Info Session" to eudrr.rs@undp.org after which they will receive a link to access.

This call is a part of the "EU for Serbia Resilient to Disasters" project, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP.

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