Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Towards Resilient Cities in Serbia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Analysis -- 3.1 Serbia in the Light of Climate Change -- 3.2 From National Policies to Local Plans-The Legislative Framework for Achieving Resilience to Climate Change -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Projected Changes in Multi-day Extreme Precipitation Over the Western Balkan Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Regional Climate Model and Experiments Setup -- 3 Model Verification Over the Period 1971-2000 -- 4 Projections for the RCP 8.5 Scenario -- 5 Changes in Extreme Precipitation -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Relationship Between Atmospheric Circulation and Temperature Extremes in Montenegro in the Period 1951-2010 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Area -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Refernces -- Analysis of the Climate Change in the Doboj Municipality and Adaptation Options -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Climate Trends in the Doboj Municipality -- 4.2 Floods Occured in 2014 in Doboj Area -- 5 Adaptation and Mitigation to Consequences of Climate Change -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- An Analysis of Problems Related to Climate Change in Serbian Planning Documents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 3 Climate Changes and Spatial Development -- 4 Planned-Documents Analysis -- 5 Results of AAA Model Assessment -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Climate Change Impact on River Discharges in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Case Study of the Lower Vrbas River Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Climate Change -- 3.2 Changes in River Discharges -- 3.3 Relationship Between the Observed Trends in River Discharges and Climate Change. , 3.4 Relationship Between the Observed Trends in River Discharges and the Dominant Northern Hemisphere Teleconnection Patterns -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Water Body Extraction and Flood Risk Assessment Using Lidar and Open Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Dataset -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Water Bodies Extraction -- 3.2 Flood Risk Assessment and DEM Comparison -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Water Body Extraction -- 4.2 Flood Risk Assessment -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Resilient Functional Urban Regions: Spatial Planning in the Light of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Resilience -- 3 Characteristics of Functional-Urban Resilience -- 4 The Method -- 5 The Impact of Urbanization on FUR Resilience -- 6 Relation Between the Degree of Urbanization and GDP Per Capita in the Republic of Serbia -- 7 The Concept of FUR Governance: How to Achieve a Resilient FUR -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change and Protection Against Floods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Formulation of the Problem -- 3 The Influence of Climate Changes and Elements on River Regimes -- 4 Problem Solution -- 5 Harmonization of the Flood Protection System with the EU Directive 2007/60 EC on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Duration of the Snow Cover and the Need for Artificial Snow-A Challenge for Management in Ski-Centres of Serbia -- 1 Climate Conditions as a Factor of Development of Winter Sports Tourism in Serbia -- 2 Method and Observational Data -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainability of Rural Areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina Under the Global Climate Change Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Approach -- 3 Definition and Elaboration of the Problem -- 4 Climate Changes and Exposure of BampH to Natural Disasters -- 5 Results and Discussion. , 6 Conclusion -- References -- Alleviation of Negative Climate Change Effects on Maize Yields in Northern Bosnia by Liming and Phosphorus Fertilization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Temperature Risk Assessment in Urban Environments During Heat Wave Periods: A Case Study on the City of Novi Sad (Serbia) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Area, Methodology and Data -- 2.1 Geographical Characteristics of the City of Novi Sad -- 2.2 Risk Assessment and Mapping Methodology -- 2.3 LCZs and Station Network Patterns -- 2.4 Temperature and Population Data -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Requirements of Orchards in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Characteristics of the Study Areas -- 2.2 Model Parameters and Input Data -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Effects of Changes in Extreme Climate Events on Key Sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Adaptation Options -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Promoting Adaptation Within Urban Planning: Case Study of the General Regulation Plan of the City of Požarevac -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Case Study: The City of Požarevac -- 3.1 Overview of the Current State Within Planning in the Context of Climate Change in Republic of Serbia -- 3.2 Achieving Adaptation: Overview of the Adaptive Measures Within the Plan -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Hail as a Natural Disaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Physical-Geographical Characteristics of the Northern Part of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 2.1 Geographical Location -- 2.2 Climate Features -- 2.3 Climate Change in Bosnia and Herzegovina. , 3 The Hail Occurrence Over the Northern Part of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 3.1 Characteristics of the Atmosphere in Days with the Phenomenon -- 3.2 Height of Cumulonimbus (Cb) -- 3.3 Frequency of the Cumulonimbus Hail Occurrence -- 3.4 Spatial Distribution of the Hail Occurrence -- 4 Consequences of the Hailstorms -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Aggravated Occupational Heat Stress Recognition and Mitigation in Slovenia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods and Material -- 2.1 Heat Wave Analysis -- 2.2 Surveys Among Workers -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Heat Wave Presentation for Bilje and Celje -- 3.2 Heat Stress Impact in Various Workplaces -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Impacts of Future Climate Change on Runoff in Selected Catchments of Slovakia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Climate Change Scenarios -- 4 The WetSpa Rainfall-Runoff Model -- 5 Impacts of Climate Change on a Runoff Regime -- 6 Adaptation Measures -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptation Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Climate Change on Yield Loss in Northern Carpathians, Slovakia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Adaptation of Eastern Europe Regional Agriculture to Climate Change: Risks and Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Extreme Fluctuations in Temperature and Precipitation and Their Impact on Agricultural Production -- 3 Regional Specificity and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies -- 4 Agri-Environmental Effects of Climate Change: The Kaliningrad Region (Russia) and Poland -- 5 Public Participation in Mitigating Negative Climate Change Consequences -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Cross-Boundary Cooperation Between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Their Neighboring Countries Focusing on an Efficient Hail Protection as an Active Response to Global Climate Changes -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Methodological Approach -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Geospatial Determinants of Bosnia and Herzegovina Within the Context of Cross-Boundary Cooperation and Development -- 3.2 The Real and Potential Problems of Hail Risk and Consequences -- 3.3 The State and Problems of the Active Anti-hail Protection in BampH and Neighboring Countries -- 3.4 Potential Improvement of Anti-hail Protection Through Cross-Boundary Cooperation -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Analysis of Existing Disaster Risk Reduction Programs and Enhancement of Capacity Development for Health Risks from Floods in Western Balkan -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction and Capacity Development -- 1.2 Overview of Existing Disaster Risk Reduction Programs -- 2 Current Situation Regarding Disaster Risk Reduction in Western Balkan Region -- 2.1 Regional Background -- 2.2 Analyzing Regional and National DRR Frameworks and Programs in Western Balkan -- 2.3 Republic of Croatia -- 2.4 Health Risks Caused by Floods in Western Balkan -- 3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources of the Republic of Srpska (Entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina)-Geopolitical Aspect -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Natural and Geographical Characteristics of the Republic of Srpska -- 2 Hydrographic Characteristics of the Republic of Srpska -- 3 The Impact of Climate Change on the Geospace of the Republic of Srpska and Possibilities for Adaptation -- 4 Management of Water Resources Affected by Climate Change -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Good Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture in the Western Balkans -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agriculture Sector in the Western Balkans -- 3 Environmental Challenges -- 4 Impact of Natural Hazards on Agriculture in the Western Balkans. , 5 Climate Change Projections and the Expected Impacts on Agriculture.