The Third Civil Protection Forum "Towards a more resilient society" will bring together civil protection professionals, politicians and academics as well as companies, international organisations and citizens to debate the future development of civil protection in Europe, showcase new technologies and share best practice.Faced with the growing frequency and greater impact of natural and man-made disasters, Europe has to increase its resilience. An integrated disaster management strategy would enable Europe to improve its capability to face disasters; to better protect its citizens both inside and outside Europe; and to become a stronger partner in the management of emergencies on the international scene. Any emerging civil protection strategy also has to actively involve citizens, who can make a major contribution to society's resilience.
The Third Civil Protection Forum aims to:
strengthen Europe's emergency management capacity, focusing on the prevention and preparedness phase of the emergency life cycle;
develop the network between all civil protection actors and interested parties, including the private sector;
increase the knowledge of new prevention, preparedness and response technologies available on the market;
raise public awareness.
strengthen Europe's emergency management capacity, focusing on the prevention and preparedness phase of the emergency life cycle;
develop the network between all civil protection actors and interested parties, including the private sector;
increase the knowledge of new prevention, preparedness and response technologies available on the market;
raise public awareness.
An indoor and outdoor exhibition of civil protection training centres, technologies, equipment and international partners will be held alongside the Forum.
Provisional conference programme -day 1 Wednesday 25th November 2009
Opening Session : Enhancing European Resilience
Opening Session : Enhancing European Resilience
Debate 1: Prevention & Precaution: can we prepare for the unpredictable?
Debate 2: Citizens' Self Sufficiency and Civil Protection Response
Seminar A: European Civil Protection: Progress made, challenges and opportunities
Seminar B: Joint Needs Assessment in the immediate aftermath
Seminar C: Raising citizens trust and preparedness
Debate 2: Citizens' Self Sufficiency and Civil Protection Response
Seminar A: European Civil Protection: Progress made, challenges and opportunities
Seminar B: Joint Needs Assessment in the immediate aftermath
Seminar C: Raising citizens trust and preparedness
Provisional conference programme - day 2 Thursday 26th November 2009
Seminar D: Preparing Europe to receive assistance
Seminar E: Existing models of cooperation and sharing resources
Seminar F: Innovative Technology for Disaster Management
Debate 3: Governance in European Disaster Management
Closing Session : Challenges and opportunities for Europe in 2010 and beyond
Seminar D: Preparing Europe to receive assistance
Seminar E: Existing models of cooperation and sharing resources
Seminar F: Innovative Technology for Disaster Management
Debate 3: Governance in European Disaster Management
Closing Session : Challenges and opportunities for Europe in 2010 and beyond
Source: Commission Européenne
