Project

2026
Youth4Resilience: Mapping Risks, Shaping Futures

Coordination Centre:

Centro Europeu de Riscos Urbanos (CERU) – Portugal

Partners:

European Centre on Vulnerability of Industrial and Lifelines Systems (ECILS) – North of Macedonia
Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics (ICoD) – Malta

Goals:

  • Participation of young people and community members in Risk Cafés.
  • Participatory mapping of areas with higher vulnerability and exposure to risks.
  • Identification and mapping of shelters, evacuation points, and other emergency infrastructure.
  • Assessment of the physical characteristics of the area and potential obstacles to emergency response, including old buildings and on-street parking that may hinder access and mobility.
  • Collection and integration of local knowledge and community experiences.
  • Raising awareness of local risks and strengthening preparedness, response, and risk mitigation capacities.
  • Development of risk communication materials to support community awareness and engagement.

Tasks

2026

WP1  Educational and communication material developement
WP2 Assessment and evaluation (pre and post- assessment surveys to measure the enhancement of students’ and citizens’ knowledge)
WP3 Risk Cafés
WP4 Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation

Expected Results:

Downloads:

Youth4Resilience: Mapping Risks, Shaping Futures

2026

LoKSAND

Local Knowledge and Schools Against Natural Disasters

2021

ABS-COVID

Anthropogenic factors underlying the spread of COVID

2020