“RACCE” R aising earthquake A wareness and C opping C hildren’s E motions: An outline

1. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM – UNIV. OF CRETE(NHMC) “RACCE” Raising earthquake Awareness and Copping Children’s Emotions: An outline Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

2. The European civil protection co-operation Community Civil Protection Mechanism adopted on 8 November 2007 (2007/779/EC, Euratom) • Civil Protection Financial Instrument adopted on 5 March 2007 (2007/162/EC, Euratom) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

3. Civil Protection Financial Instrument Scope: • Support and complement the efforts of the Member States Activities • Enhance preventive and preparedness measures • Improve the effectiveness of response Budgetary resources • 189.8 M Euro for the period 2007-2013 Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

4. Prevention: aim Create the conditions for knowledge-based disaster prevention policies comparable data and risk assessment Link actors and policies networking, good practice, awareness-raising and education Make existing instruments perform better for disaster prevention funding, legislative instruments Preparedness Prevention Response Reconstruction Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

5. Prevention – framework: ongoing activities • Improving the knowledge base (2010, 2011) Identification of data needs from policy-makers, information gaps, comparability issue Report prepared by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) covering natural and technological disasters • EU guidelines on risk assessment and mapping Building on Member States experience to identify best practices • Innovative solutions for financing disaster prevention Council Conclusions on use of EU funding, disaster risk insurance, transfer solutions • International Cooperation Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

6. Prospects for future Prevention: overview of the major risks the EU may face in the future (2012), based on national risk assessments Preparedness: Towards EU Disaster Management Training Arrangements (EUDMTA) based on network of national training centres Response: towards a more robust EU Disaster Response Capability? (COM Communication on reinforcing EU disaster response capacity) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

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8. RACCE: Project Overview • Beneficiary: Natural History Museum – University of Crete, Greece • Partners: Six (6) • Coordinator: Dr Charalampos Fassoulas • Total Eligible Cost: 573.551,00 € • EC co financing: 430.163,00 € • Duration: 24 months • Desk Officers EU: Mrs Bilijana Zuber (1) • Mrs Ioanna Sgourdopoulou-Karra (2) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

9. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM UNIV. OF CRETE Partnership • Natural History Museum – University of Crete, Greece (NHMC) • Natural History Museum of Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece (LPF) • Earthquake Planning and Protection Organisation, Greece (EPPO) • Centro Studi e Formazione Villa Montesca, Italy • Center for Educational Initiatives, Bulgaria (CEI) • Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy (INGV) • Association pour la gestion de la Reserve Naturelle Geologique de Haute Provence, France Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

10. Why? • Seismic hazards, as well as volcanic eruptions are the most distractive natural disasters (ND), • Gained experience from many NDs have shown that Civil Protection was not prepared enough to palliate the emotional shock and burden that such events can cause to children Whom? • It is primary addressed to children, including those with movement disorders, aiming to palliate the emotional burden and help them cope in case of a serious natural hazard, • Secondary, to teachers, parents and other civil protection operators How? • by raising awareness of children, • by improving knowledge on earthquakes and volcanoes • by educating relative groups (children, teachers, parents etc.) on the best practices and state of the art responses Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

11. Objectives: • to identify, share and implement best practices and methodologies gained from studies, previous EU projects and partners’ activities, • to study and analyse the needs in each participating country, • to develop and realize innovative initiatives and actions aiming to raise awareness and increase knowledge of pupils on earthquake and volcanic hazards, including those with movement disorders, • to train teachers, parents or other relative groups to be able to contribute to children’s palliation, • to constantly evaluate actions and outcomes of the project, • to disseminate and share project’s results and outcomes to potential beneficiaries and broader audience on a constant base, and • to build local networks of volunteers Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

12. Tasks: • Task A: Management and reporting (1/1/2011 – 31/12/2012) • Task B: Needs Analysis (31/8/2011) • Task C: Elaboration (1/7/2011 – 27/2/2012) • Task D: Implementation (1/1/2012 – 30/11/2012) • Task E: Evaluation (1/2/2011 – 30/11/2012) • Task F: Dissemination (1/2/2011 – 31/12/2012) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

13. Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

14. Main Deliverables (1): • Management meetings (four), • A Needs Analysis under which best practices and results of similar initiatives for hazard prevention and raise of awareness in younger ages will be studied, evaluated and adapted to the needs of participating countries, (31/8/2011) • Guidelines for the identification of unexpected children emotions or behaviors and for palliation responses to children’s depression through edutainment activities, (30/11/2011) • An innovative and mobile, experiential Educational Project connected with school curricula, (31/1/2012) • A Travelling Exhibition to serve information and dissemination purposes,(31/1/2012) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

15. Main Deliverables (2): • A Pilot Implementation Plan to be realised by school units, groups of children with movements disorders, parents and experts at museums or other educational centers with suitable infrastructures, as well as through internet, (4-11/2012) • An Evaluation Strategy to monitor and evaluate produced educational projects and activities during all phases of project implementation, (4/2011) and • A Dissemination Strategy which will incorporate several actions like publications, announcements, press releases, meetings and a web-page to host the results and outcomes of the project and to ensure the constant training and sharing of information (3/2011) Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

16. Deadlines: Project meetings: • 1st: Lesvos, 10-11/3/2011 • 2nd: Naples, 7/2011 • 3d: Sofia, 1/2012 • 4th: Crete, 5/2012 Progress Reports: • 1st: 9/2011 • 2nd: 2/2012 • 3d: 9/2012 • Final: 12/2012 Training Seminars: • One in each partner 4-11/2012 National Workshops: • Four, 10-11/2012 Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

17. Expected results: • To increaseknowledge on the earthquake and volcanic risk, on the consequences in human and infrastructure resources, as well as on the best practices, tools and procedures to prevent unexpected consequences to children, • To offer specialized information to children with movement disorders on protection and prevention measures, • To raise awareness of intervention operators, teachers and parents on the needs and responses to the emotional overburden and shock of children, • To foster collaboration between scientists, trainers, civil protection operators, teachers and parents, • To increase the effectiveness and functioning of museums and educational centers, and • To contribute to the development of a lifelong learning based activity addressed to children, teachers, parents and civil protection operators Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4

18. Follow up • Dissemination of project’s results will be continuous through partners’ institutional activities (museum, training centers, National Organizations) • Mobile educational pack, Traveling exhibition and web-based outcomes will be used on longer base to share knowledge, practices and information to broader audience and actors • Establishment in each country of National Groups of Stakeholders (local networks of volunteers, teachers and actors of civil protection) will benefit from and use the tools and the outcomes of the project Thank you Project co funded by the DG Environment of the EU Grant Agreement No. 070401/2010/579066/SUB/C4