ROADMAP2 project Estonian Collaborative Workshop
Within the framework of the ROADMAP2 project, the collaborative workshop ‘Engaging individuals and communities in disaster preparedness building’ was held in Estonia on 6 & 7 May 2024.
The goal of the workshop was to explore good practices of civil protection, including those identified in the earlier phases of the ROADMAP2 project and to discuss their applicability in the disaster scenarios.
Thematically, the focus was on the practices of engagement and empowerment of civil society as a partner to civil protection authorities, in building preparedness and response capacities to disasters. The meeting addressed questions on what are the practical ways to engage members of civil society, particularly those in vulnerable situation (e.g. elderly, minors, individuals with impairments, marginalised), and civil society organisations (e.g. umbrella organisations for communities) in disaster management planning and response.
On 6 May, the workshop participants arrived in Tartu and were welcomed by colleagues from the University of Tartu. After the welcome dinner, colleagues from Tartu took participants on a walking tour of the city.
The workshop day started at the University of Tartu with a welcome by Daniela Di Bucci – Italian Civil Protection Department, Project Coordinator; Juha-Pekka Jäpölä – DG ECHO, Project Officer; Kati Orru – University of Tartu; Arvi Uustalu – Estonian Rescue Board.
This was followed by speeches by:
Marten Lauri – Estonia, Ministry of Interior on Practices of engagement and empowerment of civil society in Estonia.
Daniela Di Bucci – ICPD on Practices in Italy.
After suggesting good practices, participants were divided into groups and took part in the exercise dedicated to the identification of good practices in a disaster scenario. In particular, the focus was on vulnerability assessment in communities.
In the afternoon, the focus was on the experiences and needs of city authorities and community workers in the involvement of communities in vulnerable situations and on lessons learnt from the involvement of people in vulnerable situations in different national contexts.
In the second part of the afternoon, participants visited the Estonian Rescue Board, where Arvi Uustalu and Anni Alev presented crisis preparedness engagement practices.
The day ended with the social event, participants had the opportunity to sail along the Emajõgi river while enjoying typical Estonian cuisine.
European Observatory on Disaster risk and crisis Management good Practices: way ahead.
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