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European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
Project

Networking for the European Forest Risk Facility initiative (NET RISK WORK)

Area of activity/subject: Multi hazard assessment, risk reduction, wildfire, storms, avalanches, floods.

Summary of the project: Under several climate change scenarios increased risk of different natural disasters seems undergo with higher severity events, new areas affected or new risks interactions. NET RISK WORK wants to provide a platform of knowledge and best experience exchange dealing with four main hazards; wildfire, storms, avalanches and floods. The project will perform a best practices capitalisation process on risk planning and management capabilities, as well as a crosslink assessment on how are these hazards interacting all across Europe. Operational guidelines for natural risk disaster reduction will be delivered meanwhile regional/thematic networks of expertise will be consolidated at the end of the project.

Beneficiary

Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)

Crta. St. Llorenç de Morunys Km2
E-25280 Solsona (Spain)

http://www.ctfc.cat/

Project coordinators

Presentation at the kick off meeting