Welcome Address Introduction to the ESPREssO Project · 2017-05-09 · ESPREssO ambition 2 •...

Giulio Zuccaro, Amra Scarl, Napoli

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 700342.

Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union

Welcome Address Introduction to the ESPREssO Project

ESPREssO’s First Stakeholder Forum Bonn - May 4 2017

Wissenschaftszentrum, Bonn, Germany

ESPREssO ambition

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• ESPREssO aims at contributing to a new strategic vision in EUto approach natural risk reduction and climate changeadaptation, thereby opening new frontiers for research andpolicymaking.

• The focus is devoted to three key challenges across EU:1. Bridging Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

2. Bridging Science and Legal/Policy issues in DRR

3. Trans-boundary Crises Management

G. Zuccaro, Welcome Address - Introduction to the ESPREssO Project

Key messages from ESPREssO networking actions

Recent ESPREssO meetings and networking events at EU level:

Meeting at DG-ECHO and DG-HOME – Bruxelles, 02/03/2017

2nd Scientific Seminar of the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) – Rome, 09-10/03/2017

6th Plenary of the Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies – Bruxelles, 15/03/2017

DRMKC workshop with FP7 and H2020 projects on critical infrastructure protection – Bruxelles, 16-17/03/2017

UNISDR - European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) –Istanbul, 26-28/03/2017

Personal meeting with Robert Glasser – Istanbul, 27/03/2017

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Bridging CCA and DRR

Synergies between CCA and DRR are emphasized in all the main strategies andagreements at EU level:

Paris Agreement

EU Adaptation Strategy

EU Cohesion policy

Macro-regional strategies (Danube, Baltic, Alpine)

links with Challenge on Transboundary

A common goal: reducing the impacts of extreme events and increasingresilience to disasters, particularly among vulnerable populations

Clear benefits of linking and integrating the knowledge base, as well as policiesand practices




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RIVER FLOOD

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FLASH FLOOD

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DRR and CCA are cross-cutting fields across EU DGs need to identify synergies and integration opportunities

Land use / urban development / social aspects)

Resilience-based land use / emergency planning

International cooperation and link with global processes and their implementation need to build coherence around risk-informed approaches

Sendai framework for DRR

Paris Agreement on Climate

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, NY

New Urban Agenda, Quito

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PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction

A hub for dialogue, knowledge exchange and collaborationbetween the climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster riskreduction (DRR) communities.


Bridging Science and Legal/Policy issues in DRR

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Legislation and Policy approaches in EU: an evolving process in Disaster Risk Management

Decision 1313/2013/EU (establishment of UPCM) tackles the entire emergency cycle (Prevention – Preparedness – Response) and implies the update of supporting tools and operational procedures

Need to interact with laws that are constantly evolving

Meeting the policy needs

Knowledge

Partnerships

Innovation




Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies



L’Aquila earthquake 2009

• Legislation role• Science role• Media role• Education• Responsabilities• …………..



Martinica eruption – Volcano La Pelèe 1902

• Legislation role• Science role• Media role• Education• Responsabilities• …………..

Volcano Mont Vesuvius


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Source: DG-ECHO

SCIENCE

LEGAL/POLICY


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In 2016, five priority areas for providing support have been identified, related to upcoming deliverables of UCPM’s participating countries or areas where they have mature practice.

In 2017-2018 the priority areas could be increased on the basis of specific needs of the national authorities.


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PREVENTION


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Bridging Science and Legal/Policy issues in DRRPREPAREDNESS


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RESPONSE

Request for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (Source: DG-ECHO)

• Through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC),which facilitates coordination of EU response within theframework of the UCPM

• 26 activations in 2016



Understanding key issues - different levels

1. Interregional (single state) disasters: e.g. Centre ItalyEarthquake 2016; …

2. Interregional (multiple states) disasters: e.g. internationalriver basins flood (Danube); …

3. Disaster with transboundary impacts: e.g. volcanic eruptionsand ashes (Iceland, Italy); tsunamis

Trans-boundary Crises Management



Danube floods

Germany

Serbia


Eyjafjallajökull Eruption (Iceland)



Large ongoing EU projects, aimed at developing shared tools/services amongmember states, can strengthen the data/knowledge transfer and thecoordination capability especially in transboundary crises

• Copernicus - Emergency Management & Climate Change Service satellite data

• Aristotle - All Risk Integrated System TOwards Trans-boundaryhoListic Early-warning rapid impact assessment

• GR2ASP - Geospatial Risk and Resilience Assessment Platform

critical infrastructures


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• Earthquakes (with Tsunamis as secondary induced hazard)

• Volcano Eruptions (ashes and volcanic gases)

• Severe Weather Events (including wind storms, major heat and cold waves, and severe precipitation)

• Flooding• extendable to other natural hazards

(including secondary hazards)




• Tackling the aggravating impact factors of natural disasters due to specificcontext conditions• Migrations• Wars• Pandemics• Social inequities and injustices• World hunger

entails the improvement of international (extra-EU) cooperation

• Flagship H2020 projects aimed at improving the DRM capacity of EU(UPCM and member states), such as:• Reaching Out - Demonstration of EUeffective large scale threat and

crisis management outside the EU (19M€)


ESPREssO project

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• ESPREssO is a Coordination and Support Action addressing the Horizon2020 topic DRS-10-2015 “Disaster Resilience and Climate Change topic 2:Natural Hazards: Towards risk reduction science and innovation plans atnational and European level”.

• ESPREssO is the only project awarded on this call.

• Through the direct link with DG-HOME, ESPREssO will benefit of a strongcoordination with the activities of EU-level research institutions DRMKC(Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre).


ESPREssO Consortium Acronym Country

AMRA - ANALISI E MONITORAGGIO DEL RISCHIO AMBIENTALE AMRA Italy

HELMHOLTZ - POTSDAM DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GFZ Germany

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES BRGM France

DEUTSCHES KOMITEE KATASTROPHENVORSORGE E.V. DKKV Germany

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH ETHZ Switzerland

THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD HUD UK

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET UCPH Denmark

ESPREssO outcomes

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✓ Guidelines on risk management capabilities

✓ Vision Paper on future strategies of researchfollowing the Sendai Framework


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