Building Seismic Resilience A REVIEW OF THE CROATIAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORKFOR SEISMIC RESILIENCE Disclaimer May 2025 © International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433Telephone: +1-202-473-1000; Internet:www.worldbank.org This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction andRecovery (GFDRR). The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do notnecessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governmentsthey represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the dataincluded in this work and does not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, or discrepancies inthe information, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to use the information, methods,processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other informationshown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerningthe legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of theprivileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS This work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge,this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attributionto this work is given. ADAPTATIONS If you create an adaptation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution:This is an adaptation of an original work by The World Bank. Views and opinions expressed in theadaptation are the sole responsibility of the author or authors of the adaptation and are not endorsedby The World Bank. ATTRIBUTION Please cite this work as follows: World Bank. 2025. Building Seismic Resilience. A Review of the CroatianRegulatory Framework for Seismic Resilience, Knowledge Notes on Select Topics. Washington, D.C.:World Bank Group. TRANSLATION If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution:This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an official. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT The World Bank does not necessarily own each component of the content contained within the work.The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual compo-nent or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claimsresulting from such infringements rests solely with you. If you wish to reuse a component of the work,it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that reuse and to obtainpermission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but are not limited to,tables, figures, or images. Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World BankPublications, the World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625;e-mail:pubrights@worldbank.org. Acknowledgments This report was made possible with the financial support of the Japan-World Bank Program forMainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries, which is financed by the Govern-ment of Japan and receives technical support from the World Bank Global Facility for DisasterReduction and Recovery (GFDRR)Tokyo Disaster Risk Management Hub,as part of Technical Assistance,“Supporting disaster resilience in Croatia” (P173998/TF0B9214). This note was prepared by a group of World Bank staff and experts, consolidated by Farah SorayaRiđanović (Disaster Risk Management Analyst) under the supervision of Zuzana Stanton-Geddes (SeniorDisaster Risk Management Specialist), drawing on expert inputs from Josip Atalić (Senior Engineer),Mario Uroš (Senior Engineer), Marta Šavor Novak (Senior Engineer), Maja Baniček (Engineer), KrunoslavKatić (Senior Disaster Risk Management Expert), Martina Vojković (Disaster Risk Management Expert),Tara Katarina Juarros Lukić (Disaster Risk Management Consultant), Matei Teodor Sumbasacu (Engi-neer), and Anda Anica (Disaster Risk Management Analyst). The team would like to thank GuillermoSiercke (Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist), Sandra Vlašić (Sr Climate Expert), and DanijelMarasović (Architect) for their comments and guidance. The note was edited by Anne Himmelfarb andLisa Ferraro Parmelee, and designed by Tamas Torok. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations06 Key terms07 Executive Summary10 About this report19Country context: key highlights20Earthquake risk20Disaster risk management framework and seismic risk25Climate change agenda27 2. Seismic Regulation in Croatia28 2.1. Overview of the framework292.2. National framework322.3. EU framework342.4. Key