 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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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 Agreements 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 Climate Change, Global Change and Cultural Heritage
Ravello, Italy, 3-7 October 2013
The course will cover risks to Cultural Heritage from Climate and Global Change by developing issues as Climate and Global Change impact
Vulnerability and Risk and Adaptation Strategies. It will present the results of research from European and
International projects and outline future perspectives
on risks to heritage induced by climate and global
change. The Course is organised by the European University Centre for
Cultural Heritage (Centro
Universitario Europeo Per I Beni Culturali) in collaboration with the Scientific and Technical Research
Centre on Arid Regions (CRSTRA)
in Biskra, Algeria, and with the
support of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement. The
deadline for applications is set to 15 June 2013.
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International Competition for Children's Paintings
The Directorate General of Fire Safety and Civil
Protection (Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria), together
with the Ministry of Education and Science and the
National Palace of Children, organises a new edition of
the International Art Competition for Children's
Paintings "I saw the disaster with my eyes". The
Competition, which is open to children between the ages
of 6 and 18, is conducted under the auspices of the
EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement of the Council of
Europe. The Competition aims to find out children’s
awareness to disasters as well as their knowledge on
disasters and capacity to respond in case of emergency.
The deadline for sending the paintings is set to 20
September 2013.
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4th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
19-23 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
The aim of the Fourth Global Platform, managed by the
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(UNISDR), will be to continue the momentum into a durable and
sustained effort from all actors (governments, NGOs and
civil society, international agencies and organizations,
academic and technical institutions, and the private
sector) to take shared responsibility in reducing risks
and reinforcing resilience in our communities. The
Fourth Session will also be an opportunity to progress
and consult over a post-Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA).
The Session will be held in Geneva at the International Conference
Centre from Sunday 19 May to Thursday 23 May 2013.
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Meeting of the
Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Correspondents,
19 April 2013, Paris, France
4th
Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, 19-23 May
2013, Geneva
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