Major Hazards Specialised Centers
European and Mediterranean
Major Hazards Agreement
Major Hazards Agreement
For Romania and ECBR, the “building rehabilitation” against earthquakes impact is dependent not only on the technical and legal background but also on the participation of citizen-owners. They must be convinced about the vulnerability of some building categories and about their risks. The target is people living in old and vulnerable buildings, such as low-rise and high-rise (apartment) buildings. Since 2003, ECBR disseminated knowledge on disaster prevention in support of the enforcement of the strategic Programs for building rehabilitation coordinated by the Romanian Government and concerned ministries. But the number of high-rise rehabilitated buildings is still reduced and people’s lives are at risk, especially in Bucharest.
The general aim of the ECBR Project is:
Promoting risk culture among the population (children, adults and groups with special vulnerability) according to the Fourth Priority for Action of the Sendai Framework: “Enhancing disaster preparedness”;
To foster resilience by investing in the preparedness of citizens, school students and neighborhood volunteers for personal, family and group protection, at community level, involving the most vulnerable groups of population from disasters;
Creating earthquake education, awareness raising and public participation guidelines;
To raise awareness and provide citizens and senior population with knowledge about the risks and inherent self-protection behavior;
Promoting the advocacy of a risk culture within the population, to create stakeholders for earthquake preparedness by training volunteers to be trainers for other people;
Specific objectives 2018
Development of specific knowledge transfer / training materials for neighborhoods with traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings, for citizens and volunteers - in Romanian language;
Knowledge transfer by training seminars for citizens / volunteers/ students using courses, printed materials and didactic seismic simulators
Exchange of experience during a kick-off Workshop with associated centers
Expected results 2018
Provide practical knowledge and create positive disaster risk reduction perception for citizens.
Direct transfer of earthquake preparedness knowledge to the community using verbal explanations, didactic mini-simulators and leaflets for citizens in neighborhoods with traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings
Learning and understanding reason, means and ways of achieving earthquake preparedness knowledge, good practice and skills for persons, groups, family and community members
Receive materials and have exchange of experience on earthquake disaster risk reduction in neighborhoods at risk within EUR-OPA centers
Specific objectives 2019
Development of specific knowledge transfer / training materials for neighborhoods with old and vulnerable high-rise buildings erected before 1940 and/or 1977 earthquake disasters, for citizens and volunteers - in Romanian language,
Knowledge transfer by training seminars for citizens / volunteers/students using courses, printed materials and didactic seismic simulators;
Confirming good practices during a Final Workshop with associated centers
Expected results 2019
Direct transfer of earthquake preparedness knowledge to the community using verbal explanations, didactic mini-simulators and leaflets for citizens in neighborhoods with old and vulnerable high-rise buildings erected before 1940 and/or 1977 earthquake disasters
Learning and understanding reasons, means and ways of achieving earthquake preparedness knowledge, good practice and skills for persons, groups, family and community members
Increase resilience and pro-active behaviour of citizens in risky neighborhoods, with assistance of volunteers.
Confirmation of good practices on earthquake disaster risk reduction in neighborhoods at risk within EUR-OPA centers by an ECBR Workshop in Romania
Reports of seminars and workshops to be distributed to the EUR-OPA Secretariat and partners of four countries.
Publication of training and pedagogical materials for citizens (leaflets) and course support text for seminar participants, targeted at neighborhoods with traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings
Reports of seminars and workshops to be distributed to the EUR-OPA Secretariat and partners of four countries.
Publication of training and pedagogical materials for citizens (leaflets) and course support text for seminar participants, with target on neighborhoods with old and vulnerable high-rise buildings.
Organization of short time free-field seminars directly with citizens in two neighborhoods - traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings
Duration: 2 hours in each of the two neighborhoods –
Participants: about 20-30 citizens in each vulnerable group
Organization of training seminar for citizens / volunteers
Duration: 2 days
Participants: 20 Romanian citizens / volunteers
Date: May-June 2019
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: near buildings, in each of two neighborhoods in Sector 2 of Bucharest
Date: May-June 2019
Duration: 2 days
Venue: ECBR Room in URBAN-INCERC
Date: October 2019
Duration: 2 days
Venue: ECBR Room in URBAN-INCERC
Participants: 2 Directors of EUR-OPA associated centers of Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova
Reports of seminars and workshops to be distributed to the EUR-OPA Secretariat and partners of four countries.
Publication of training and pedagogical materials for citizens (leaflets) and course support text for seminar participants, targeted at neighborhoods with traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings
Reports of seminars and workshops to be distributed to the EUR-OPA Secretariat and partners of four countries.
Publication of training and pedagogical materials for citizens (leaflets) and course support text for seminar participants, with target on neighborhoods with old and vulnerable high-rise buildings.
Organization of short time free-field seminars directly with citizens in two neighborhoods - traditional, old and vulnerable low-rise buildings
Duration: 2 hours in each of the two neighborhoods –
Participants: about 20-30 citizens in each vulnerable group
Organization of training seminar for citizens / volunteers
Duration: 2 days
Participants: 20 Romanian citizens / volunteers
Reports, recommendations, brochures, leaflets including expertise and educational materials for earthquake preparedness in R of Moldova
Providing expertise and educational materials for earthquake preparedness to ECBR
