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EMERGE publishes Deliverable D2.1 on methodologies for multi-risk assessment
The European project EMERGE – Rapid Multi-Risk Needs Evaluation and Planning Platform – has published the first scientific and methodological results developed within Work Package 2 – Comprehensive Multi-Risk Assessment Platform for Needs Prioritisation and Planning, marking a key step in defining the operational approach underlying the platform.
EMERGE is a project funded under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and aims to develop an innovative platform for rapid needs assessment and multi-risk assessment to support civil protection authorities and emergency responders, with a particular focus on cross-border contexts.
The project focuses primarily on natural hazards such as earthquakes and landslides, integrating data, methodologies, and digital tools to improve decision-making in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
The first published deliverable, D2.1 – “Review of Best National, European, and International Methodologies and Practices for Multi-Risk Assessment and Needs Planning”, provides a systematic review of the main methodologies, regulations and operational practices currently adopted at the national, European, and international levels in multi-risk assessment and rapid needs planning processes.
The comparative analysis highlights good practices, gaps, inconsistencies and areas for improvement, providing a solid knowledge base for selecting the most appropriate methodological approach to adopt in the EMERGE project.
This forms the basis for the second Deliverable, D2.2 – “Elaboration of Guidelines for CBR implementation of the selected Needs Assessment Approach”, which translates the results of the methodological review into operational guidelines for the implementation of a Rapid Needs Assessment methodology applicable to the Cross-Border Region (CBR) between North Macedonia, Greece, and Albania.
Deliverable D2.2 proposes an integrated approach that combines:
- the preparation of pre-event data (hazard, exposure, vulnerability);
- post-event analysis of damage and losses;
- the prioritisation of needs to support the allocation of civil protection resources.
The methodology is based on the use of GIS layers, near real-time seismic data and interoperable digital tools, enabling a rapid, coordinated, and evidence-based emergency response in a context of cross-border cooperation.
Together, Deliverables D2.1 and D2.2 represent a fundamental step in the development of the EMERGE platform, as they define the methodological and operational framework on which the subsequent analytical and functional modules of the system will be built.
The documents were developed with the joint contribution of the EMERGE consortium partners, including IZIIS, Eucentre, IUSS Pavia, PPI, PRD, UPT, AKMC, INFRATECH, AUTH, NOA and other entities involved, and are available in Open Access.
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