November 2014

PRESENTATION OF THE HANDBOOK "LIVING ON THE LANDSLIDE", TUZLA CANTON – THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAPNA

In the municipality of Sapna, Tuzla Canton, TPO Foundation organized a meeting with citizens and representatives of local communities and representatives of Civil Protection of the municipality of Sapna on November 20, 2014.  The reason for the meeting was the presentation of the handbook, "Living on the Landslide" by authors Ph.D. Rejhana Dervisevic and Ph.D. Zijad Ferhatbegovic who prepared educational material for implementing preventive measures and rehabilitation of landslides that have arisen due to floods in May 2014. Citizens actively participated in a conversation with the authors of the handbook exchanged personal experiences regarding the

problems of landslides and got hints and tips on how to recognize the landslide, temporarily rehabilitate the land around the house, workshop, field, barn and orchard. The authors pointed to the mechanisms of the landslide and the causes which bring and contribute to the initiation of earth masses, as well as measures taken to prevent and eliminate damage. Within the project "Psychosocial Support in Bosnia and Herzegovina", TPO Foundation and the University of Tuzla through education and preparation of educational materials contribute to the solving of problem to which population affected by the floods in BiH is exposed.