Fostering population’s active participation

EUR-OPA is focusing its attention on a few priority fields of action for 2016-2020. These priorities are in line with the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015. These include : "fostering population’s active participation (as individuals and as community) to DRR”.

Projects 2016-2017

Individual action for own resilience

Training for Syrian refugees living in the Temporary Protection Centres (TPCs) on Basic Disaster Awareness and fire protection (Leader: AFEM)

Collective action for social resilience

Greater involvement of citizens in the decision-making process to protect against disasters – joint emergency planning

Leader of the project: TESEC; Partners: ECRM, ECRP, ECNTRM, CEMEC

Link to the project presentation

Involving sales and tourism agents on earthquake and tsunami mitigation measures

Leader of the project: CERU

Collective action for social resilience: earthquake training and preparedness of citizens, school students and volunteers from communities

Leader of the project: ECBR