Eucentre is a non-profit private law foundation whose mission is to conduct research and provide training and services in earthquake and safety engineering 
Eucentre promotes science, research and innovation for the benefit of the community, offering targeted methodologies and concrete solutions for prevention, safety and resilience. It collaborates with institutions and companies to disseminate competencies for the common good.
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Eucentre carries out research activities in earthquake engineering and risk reduction through laboratory testing and numerical analysis, aiming to improve the seismic performance of structures and soils and to develop innovative seismic retrofitting techniques.
The Foundation promotes diverse and high-quality training activities aimed at academic and professional contexts, with constantly updated and innovative programs and initiatives designed to meet the evolving needs of the sector and society 
Eucentre ensures communication aimed at informing institutions, professionals, and citizens about ongoing activities and projects, with the goal of disseminating useful and accessible content and knowledge. It contributes to promoting a shared and informed culture of prevention and resilience.
A civil protection plan is a set of operational procedures for dealing with any expected disaster in a given territory. It is the tool that enables the authorities to prepare for and coordinate relief interventions to protect the population and property in an area at risk. Following the publication of the DPCM on 30 April 2021 in Italy, the ‘Indirizzi di predisposizione dei piani di protezione civile’ (Guidelines for the preparation of civil protection plans) were published to guide the authorities on the content and drafting of the plan. Thanks to its experience in risk management, the Eucentre Foundation can support entities in drafting and updating their Civil Protection plans. This support starts with an assessment of the initial tools available to the entity and continues through to the collection of information necessary for drafting the plan and developing possible intervention models. In addition to supporting the drafting and updating of civil protection plans, Eucentre can also provide the necessary tools to use them, such as interoperable platforms that allow authorities to keep plans constantly updated, view headings, assess possible risk scenarios in an area, and monitor interventions in the event of an emergency.
The following activities are conducted by Eucentre in the field of Civil Protection planning:
Support to Municipal Plans – Province of Pavia
Eucentre has assisted several Municipalities in the Province of Pavia in updating their Civil Protection Plans, providing technical support in revising intervention models, collecting and organising territorial data and adopting interoperable digital tools. In 2021 it also collaborated with the Province in the organisation of three training days in Vigevano, Voghera and Pavia, as part of the ‘Io non rischio’ (I do not risk) initiative, offering support to mayors, technicians and administrators for the operational use of the regional platform ‘Piani di Protezione Civile Online’ (Civil Protection Plans Online) and for the correct integration of scenarios and risk data in municipal planning.
Collaboration in national and European projects – BORIS2
Within the European project BORIS2, Eucentre contributes to civil protection planning through the development of cross-border risk scenarios and tools to support local planning. The aim is to improve the coherence between risk analysis and intervention models in complex and internationally shared contexts.
