Decree implementing measures for protection and rescue from floods. Country/Territory North Macedonia Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Hazards Early warning system Flood Monitoring Public health Risk assessment/management Waterworks Wetlands Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This text entered into force on the day after its publication the Official Gazette (published on 7 July 2010). Abstract This Decree, as for the purposes of the Macedonian Law on protection and rescue operations, regulates the implementation of measures for the protection and rescue from floods. Planning and preparing activities for the implementation of flood protection, rescue and remediation of the consequences caused by floods shall be performed by involved bodies of the state administration, the bodies of local self-government units, public enterprises, institutions, services and companies, within their competences. Flood protection and rescue includes regulation of watercourses, construction of protection facilities, maintenance and repair of damaged parts of protection facilities, monitoring and reconnaissance of watercourses and high dams-protective facilities and surroundings, marking the elevation of related flood waves, timely reporting and alarming of the population in endangered areas, implementation of necessary evacuation of the population and material goods from such endangered areas, security crossing and transport through water, rescuing of endangered people on water and under water, pumping of water from flooded buildings and evacuation of endangered subjects and victims, providing the population in the flooded areas with basic living conditions. Full text Macedonian Website www.dzs.gov.mk References - Legislation Implements Law on protection and rescue operations. Legislation | North Macedonia | 2004 (2016) Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards, Early warning system, Financing, International relations/cooperation, Local government, Non-governmental entity, Protection of environment, Public health, Resource/damage valuation, Risk assessment/management, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage, Flood, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX