Emergency preparedness
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EW4Fthiotida: Smart Technology for Monitoring and Timely Response
Fthiotida is one of the five regional units of Central Greece. It includes seven municipalities and approximately 200 villages and small communities. Its geography combines mountains, rivers, fertile plains, forests and coastal areas. Its rural economy depends substantially on agriculture and livestock farming. This varied landscape creates exposure…
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Operational Plan to Prevent the Effects of Heatwaves on Health (POCS)
Rising temperatures and longer periods of extreme heat have significant implications for human health across mediterranean regions. These impacts are more acute in urban areas, and it is known that elevated and sustained heat for days causes excess mortality, which ranges from 12% to 40% in developed countries.
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Drought Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Support
Disasters have a direct impact on mental health and a communities’ adaptive capacity and resilience. Rural and regional communities often rely on agriculture, water-intensive industries and nature-based tourism and therefore carry high exposure to drought. Livestock, cropping and much regional employment may depend directly on water.
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Programa Estatal para el Manejo de Fuego (State Forest Fire Prevention and Management Programme)
The Programa Estatal para el Manejo de Fuego is Baja California Sur’s (BCS) primary governance instrument for forest fire prevention, preparedness, and response. It is structured around annual seasonal activation (the fire season in BCS runs from March to August) and operates through a multi-agency coordination…