February 2015

PRESENTATION OF THE HANDBOOK “LIVING ON THE LANDSLIDE”, TUZLA CANTON – SREBRENIK

Within the project “Psychosocial Support in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, TPO Foundation and the University of Tuzla contribute, through education and preparation of educational materials, in solving the problems to which the population affected by floods in BiH is exposed. One of the segments of the project is the issuance and presentation of the handbook “Living on the Landslide”, which tackles the issue of implementation of preventive measures, which are caused by flood in May 2014, and landslide stabilization. The authors of the manual are Ph. D. Rejhana Dervisevic and Ph. D. Zijad Ferhatbegovic.

On February 4, 2015, TPO Foundation organized in Srebrenik the presentation of the handbook for the public, representatives of local communities and representatives of the Municipality of Srebrenik. The citizens, by participating actively in a conversation with the authors of the handbook, exchanged their personal experiences regarding the problems of landslides and got instructions and tips on how to recognize the landslides, and repair it temporarily. The authors pointed out to the mechanisms of landslides and the causes which contribute to the initiation of earth masses, as well as measures taken to prevent and eliminate damage.