Improving the emergency management of Serbian agriculture in case of the extreme weather events

Abstract

Global climate changes and extreme events created a need for new approach to emergency management in agriculture. The purpose of the article is to analyze the ability of Serbian emergency management sector to mitigate those impacts. The methodology used is: analyze of documents, historical approach and comparative studies. These methodologies provide opportunity for discussion of numerous definitions of extreme events and current state of Serbian emergency management sector. The article presents an urgent need for implementation of current laws in full scope and adaptation of the agricultural sector to extreme events. This article is interesting to anyone aspiring to understand threats and opportunities due to extreme weather events in agriculture. Conclusion remarks contain a conceptual framework of agriculture adaptation and resilience in the extreme weather event and improvement activities in emergency management.