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Thematic dossier n°28 on Regions tackle natural disasters Summer 2011

8 July, 2011 By Editor

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Regions tackle natural disasters

Table of contents:

  • Editorial: Thymios N. Sokos, General Secretary, Decentralised administration of Macedonia and Thrace (GR)
  • When disaster strikes: Europe’s regions must work together if they are to cope with the growth in natural and manmade disasters
  • Crisis management: Cooperation, coordination, communication. These are the guiding principles behind the Flinkman project, which aims to improve flood risk management
  • Interview: Ourania Georgoutsakou, AER Senior Policy coordinator of the ‘Social
    policy and Public health’ Committee
  • Interview: Marja Segers, policy advisor on flood prevention at the Province of Noord-Brabant
  • Intreview: Dr Nikolaos Tsotsolis, general director of land planning and environmental policy at the Decentralised Administration of Macedonia and Thrace
  • Interview: Matthias Löw, flood protection and hydrology at the Hessian Ministry of Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
  • Interview: Professor George Zalidis, responsible for science policy at the Balkan Environment Centre
  • On the ground. Good examples of disaster management from Timis in Romania,
    Catalunya in Spain and the Portuguese Açores
  • No time to waste: From flood management to civil protection, the EU has several programmes and funding mechanisms to help cope with disasters in Europe and beyond

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