Major Hazards Specialised Centers
European and Mediterranean
Major Hazards Agreement
Major Hazards Agreement
Collaboration with Municipal Civil Protection authorities (mainly from Lisbon and Cascais)
Seminar on “Involve the public in reducing the risks: alert, awareness and measures to minimize the risks. Situation of disabled and / or handicapped persons. Application: tsunami risk” in Setubal
Seminar on “Involve people in risk reduction” in Lagos and Tangier
Publication of 2 leaflets for Lagos on seismic and tsunami risk (including safety measures and post-event measures), both in Portuguese and English
Improvement of the CERU webpage in order to better inform the public on measures to minimise risks and increase the resilience of the population
Study on the social vulnerability of Lagos with the support of CERU and the collaboration of the Lagos Municipality
Proposition of events and tools for the initiation of a culture of prevention on seismic and tsunami risks
Organisation of a seminar in Portugal to launch the project and establish results and principles for action: involvement of the authorities (in particular the municipal civil protection of the coastal towns between Cascais and Setubal), associations and companies
Organisation of a working meeting in the south of Portugal (Lagos) with the municipal civil protection officers of the Algarve coastal municipalities and the participation of local associations and companies, to establish results and principles for action
Benchmarking of existing dissemination material and identification of actions to be undertaken to minimise the risk of the most vulnerable groups
Studies on social vulnerability and risk mapping in Cascais and Lagos
Organisation and participation in several information and awareness activities in Lagos and Cascais Councils / Organisation of a travelling exhibition to inform the public on safety measures and procedures to follow in case of earthquake and/or tsunami occurrence
Preparation of informative materials to place in the beaches, evacuation routes and areas of concentration of population / Implementation in a pilot beach in Lagos / Design of evacuation routes for Cascais / Development and test of a questionnaire devoted to the hotels on tsunami awareness
Study of the Social vulnerability of Lagos and evaluation of criticality and supportability for integrated risk analysis
Organisation of a seminar in Portugal to launch the project and establish results and principles for action: involvement of the authorities (in particular the municipal civil protection of the coastal towns between Cascais and Setubal), associations and companies
Organisation of a working meeting in the south of Portugal (Lagos) with the municipal civil protection officers of the Algarve coastal municipalities and the participation of local associations and companies, to establish results and principles for action
Benchmarking of existing dissemination material and identification of actions to be undertaken to minimise the risk of the most vulnerable groups
Studies on social vulnerability and risk mapping in Cascais and Lagos
Organisation and participation in several information and awareness activities in Lagos and Cascais Councils / Organisation of a travelling exhibition to inform the public on safety measures and procedures to follow in case of earthquake and/or tsunami occurrence
Preparation of informative materials to place in the beaches, evacuation routes and areas of concentration of population / Implementation in a pilot beach in Lagos / Design of evacuation routes for Cascais / Development and test of a questionnaire devoted to the hotels on tsunami awareness
Study of the Social vulnerability of Lagos and evaluation of criticality and supportability for integrated risk analysis
Organisation of workshops to launch the project in Tangier
Field work to study the vulnerability of a school and a hospital in Tangier while inviting authorities and stakeholders to follow the various stages of this scientific operation
Participation in the seminars organised in Portugal and Algeria to launch the project and establish results and principles of action: involvement of authorities, civil protection, associations and companies
