BOOK OF ABSTRACTS AND CONTRIBUTED PAPERS - International scientific conference: Meeting on new trends in Astronomy & Earth Observation, Page 21-26, https://doi.org/10.69646/aob241204
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS AND CONTRIBUTED PAPERS - International scientific conference: Meeting on new trends in Astronomy & Earth Observation, November 25-29, 2024, Belgrade, Serbia, Edited by Vladimir A. Srećković, Aleksandra Kolarski, Milica Langović, Filip Arnaut and Nikola Veselinović
Published by: Scientific Society Isaac Newton Belgrade

Abstract: The paper analyses the impact of floods on the loss of human lives in the Republic of Serbia in the period 1960-2023. In the purpose of the paper, a dataset based on EM-DAT data on the number of floods and deaths caused by floods were analyzed in this period. It was shown that floods have not only socio-economic but also demographic consequences. Likewise, it has been established that floods occurred more frequently in Serbia at the beginning of the 21st century than in previous periods. Based on the available data, the floods in 1981 and 2014 were identified as the ones with the highest number of fatalities. In order to reduce effects of future floods on human life, the paper emphasized the importance of adequate policies. - FULL TEXT available in PDF.