 Created
in 1987, the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement
(EUR-OPA) is a platform for co-operation between European and Southern
Mediterranean countries in the field of major natural and technological
disasters. Its field of action covers the knowledge of hazards,
risk prevention, risk management, post-crisis analysis and rehabilitation.
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(23/05/2012)
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A new accession
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, the Executive Secretariat has pleasure in announcing that
Bosnia and Herzegovina is an official member State of the Agreement as of 20 February 2012.
Thanks to this accession, the Agreement now counts amongst its members all the countries from south-east Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina consequently becomes the 27th member State of this platform for cooperation in the field of major hazards between the countries of Europe and the south of the Mediterranean set up in 1987. Its field of competence is linked to major natural and technological hazards – knowledge, prevention, crisis management, post-crisis evaluation and rehabilitation.
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Review of
actions carried out
 In order to present an overall picture of its recent action, the
EUR-OPA Agreement has recently brought out two complementary documents:
- the brochure “Facing Risks Together”, gives a general presentation of the Agreement’s reason for being, of its fields of activity as well as its functioning;
- the document “From Marrakech to Saint Petersburg : 4 years of action of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement”, takes stock in more detail of the main results achieved during the four years between the two ministerial sessions of 2006 and 2010.
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Course on Global Change and Risks to Cultural Heritage
Palais du Louvre - Paris, France, 10-14 September 2012
 The European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Centro Universitario Europeo Per I Beni Culturali) organises, with the support of the EUR-OPA Agreement of the Council of Europe, an European Course on “Global Change and Risks to Cultural Heritage”. Addressed to young advanced students and professionals, the Course will highlight the risks to Cultural Heritage from : Climate change and Global change, Environmental change, Urban pressure, Energy constraints and Effect of tourism. It will also present the results of research from European and International projects and outline future perspectives on Global Change and risks to Cultural Heritage.The
deadline for applications is set
to 15 June 2012.
 Registration form
Call for applications
Planning
Presentation and Programme
 Publication
on
Ethical Principles on Disaster Risk Reduction
and People's Resilience
The
last publication of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement,
Ethical Principles on Disaster Risk Reduction and
People's Resilience,
concerns both natural and technological disasters. The
publication is intended to deal both with the dir ect
victims of disasters and with the other parties
involved, such as public civil defence organisations,
public servants of states affected by disasters and of
assisting states, and humanitarian NGOs.
The aim of this document is to establish, for the whole
process of dealing with disasters (from prevention
measures to reconstruction, including the actual crisis
period, so before, during and after disasters), what
moral obligations the various parties have, local
victims and rescuers alike, in the light of existing
rules of general international law, and particularly
those relating to international law of human rights.
Protection of Cultural Heritage
from seismic risk
3-5 November 2011, Thessaloniki,
Greece
The European Centre on prevention and forecasting of
earthquakes organised a training on the protection of
cultural heritage monuments and people from seismic
risk. Participants tried to put together already
existing information on comprehensive monument
management, monument vulnerability assessment,
identification of sufficient
protection measures, etc.
Programme
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