Led by the Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Crisis Management (DGSCGC), this project brings together a European consortium comprising civil protection authorities from Italy – including the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – as well as Belgium and Greece, the BRGM, the French Red Cross, CERIDES and Synergies Int. Consulting, alongside key partners such as Switzerland and Armenia.
EU-ALPEX-2027 will take the form of a full-scale exercise simulating an earthquake followed by a glacial collapse in the Alps, and the potential knock-on effects of such a crisis.
In a region characterised by significant tourism, environmental and cross-border challenges, the exercise will, in particular, test:
- The mobilisation of international and European assistance via the Union Civil Protection Mechanism;
- The deployment of European and international resources;
- Cooperation between local, regional, national and European stakeholders;
- the management of a cross-border crisis situation involving multiple risks and territories.
The project contributes to the preparation for major upcoming events in the run-up to the 2030 Winter Olympic Games in the Alps, by improving the ability of the various stakeholders to anticipate, coordinate and respond collectively to complex emergency situations.
This project, which has now secured funding, is currently in the preparation phase!
The project follows on from a proposal submitted as part of the KAPP-EX call for proposals in 2025, which secured funding from the European Commission to carry out this ambitious exercise.
Since its launch, the project has already passed several key milestones, notably the holding of the initial planning meeting and the organisation by the BRGM of a seminar on seismic and glacial risks in the Alpine region.
The DGSCGC is fully committed to preparing for the exercise, notably by organising several thematic meetings with local stakeholders in Haute-Savoie. These discussions are essential for taking account of local realities, identifying operational challenges and designing an exercise that is as closely aligned as possible with the needs on the ground.
Over the coming months, we will be sharing here the various stages of the preparation for this exercise and the work carried out with all the partners involved.