Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia

Tin Lukić; Milivoj B. Gavrilov; Slobodan B. Marković; Blaž Komac; Matija Zorn; Dragan Mlađan; Jasmina Đorđević; Miško Milanović; Djordjije A. Vasiljević; Miroslav D. Vujičić; Bogdan Kuzmanović; Risto Prentović

doi:10.3986/AGS53301

Authors

Tin Lukić
Milivoj B. Gavrilov
Slobodan B. Marković
Blaž Komac
Matija Zorn
Dragan Mlađan
Jasmina Đorđević
Miško Milanović
Djordjije A. Vasiljević
Miroslav D. Vujičić
Bogdan Kuzmanović
Risto Prentović

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS53301

Keywords:

natural disasters, classification, CRED, Munich RE, Serbia

Abstract

The paper discusses the definitions of natural disasters and recommends the implementation of definitions and classifications of natural disasters in accordance with those decreed at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and Munich Re insurance Company (Munich RE) for administrative use in the Republic of Serbia. For the Republic of Serbia, the issue of natural disasters is presented both through government documents (e.g. the Law on Emergencies and the National Strategy of the Protection and Rescue in Emergencies) and the survey of the frequency and typology of disasters. Significant discrepancies exist between older and more contemporary classifications of disasters in Serbia. They are especially emphasized in comparison to the CRED and Munich RE classifications and databases. This causes problems in the monitoring, recording and assessment of the effects of natural disasters. It is proposed that definitions be adapted and implemented into legislative and other documents.

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