It will take place on 5 October, bringing together the project team and DRM stakeholders for knowledge exchange and to advance the project’s work. The workshop will be followed by a fieldwork mission to Thessaly, focusing on the local disaster sheltering responses.
The two programmed Prep2Shelter Workshops are key moments for multi-stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange on disaster sheltering processes.
This 1st workshop will bring together project researchers and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) practitioners from the consortium countries, including civil protection officials, local government professionals, and other stakeholders involved in DRM. This is an important step towards building the Prep2Shelter DRM network, strengthening connections among researchers and DRM practitioners from several countries.
The workshop will provide an opportunity to:
The fieldwork mission to Thessaly, Central Greece, will have place from 6 to 8 October.
Thessaly, Central Greece is one of the three pilot areas of Prep2Shelter. Past disaster experiences in the region are being analysed to generate insights for improving future disaster shelter planning. Having experienced a sequence of disasters, Thessaly provides an important setting to analyse how communities navigate successive crises. The fieldwork seeks to capture the experiences and perspectives of local decision-makers, civil protection officials, and affected families, with particular attention to the challenges posed to disaster management and the provision of temporary shelter.
