A Civil Protection Early Warning System to Improve the Resilience of Adriatic-Ionian Territories to Natural and Man-made Risk

TL;DR

This paper presents TransCPEarlyWarning, an early warning system designed to enhance cooperation and response capabilities among seven Adriatic-Ionian countries for natural and man-made risks, thereby improving regional resilience.

Contribution

It introduces an innovative early warning system tailored for multiple countries to strengthen civil protection cooperation and risk management.

Findings

Enhanced regional cooperation among civil protection agencies

Improved early warning and response capabilities

Supports whole civil protection system

Abstract

We are currently witnessing an increased occurrence of extreme weather events, causing a great deal of disruption and distress across the globe. In this setting, the importance and utility of Early Warning Systems is becoming increasingly obvious. In this work, we present the design of an early warning system called TransCPEarlyWarning, aimed at seven countries in the Adriatic-Ionian area in Europe. The overall objective is to increase the level of cooperation among national civil protection institutions in these countries, addressing natural and man-made risks from the early warning stage and improving the intervention capabilities of civil protection mechanisms. The system utilizes an innovative approach with a lever effect, while also aiming to support the whole system of Civil Protection.