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ACHELOUSACHELOUS

Financial instrumentPreparedness and prevention projects

Grant Agreement No. ECHO/SUB/2013/661051

Project duration: 24 months – 01/01/2014 – 31/12/2015

Total eligible costs: EUR 636.180

EC co-financing: EUR 477.135 (75%)

Administrative OverviewAdministrative Overview

Municipality of Vicenza (I)

University of Padua (I)

Municipality of Arad (RO)

Municipality of Paggaio (GR)

University of Thessaly (GR)

Municipality of Borino (BG)

City of Skopje (MK)

For the North Great Plain Region (H)

Virovitica – Podravina County (HR)

Partner Total costs of the actions

Partner contribution

EC contributio

n

CO – Municipality of Vicenza (Italy) 166.854 41.713,50 125.140,50

AB1 - University of Padua (Italy) 59.560 14.890,00 44.670,00

AB2 - Municipality of Arad (Romania) 58.919 14.729,75 44.189,25

AB3 - Municipality of Paggaio (Greece) 67.418 16.854,50 50.563,50

AB4 - University of Thessaly (Greece) 60.474 15.118,50 45.355,50

AB5 - Municipality of Borino (Bulgaria) 51.167 12.791,75 38.375,25

AB6 - City of Skopye (Macedonia) 58.676 14.669,00 44.007,00

AB7 - “For the North Great Plain Region” (Hungary)

51.290 12.822,50 38.467,50

AB8 - Virovitica – Podravina Country (Croatia) 61.822 15.455,50 46.366,50

636.180 159.045,00 477.135,00

Project Funding BreakdownProject Funding Breakdown

ACHELOUS projectACHELOUS projectshort description 1short description 1

Background informationBackground informationThe project idea background has sourced after a series The project idea background has sourced after a series of flood events occurred in Vicenza between 2010 and of flood events occurred in Vicenza between 2010 and 2012 which showed a lack of organization at territorial 2012 which showed a lack of organization at territorial level. In particular there was not efficient common level. In particular there was not efficient common procedures of action among the local Civil Protection procedures of action among the local Civil Protection Authorities of the area interested by the hydraulic Authorities of the area interested by the hydraulic emergencyemergency..

Project main objectiveProject main objectiveThe project aim to create a Local Risk District in each The project aim to create a Local Risk District in each country partner that will merge into 1 Project Risk country partner that will merge into 1 Project Risk District. In the local district the civil protection experts District. In the local district the civil protection experts could exchange ideas and build an active dialog. This could exchange ideas and build an active dialog. This experience will involve the experts from "The European experience will involve the experts from "The European Civil Protection Training Program" in order to detect the Civil Protection Training Program" in order to detect the best procedures possible in line with the EU policies and best procedures possible in line with the EU policies and guidelines. The project include 5 modules of civil guidelines. The project include 5 modules of civil protection exercises on field and a final exercise for protection exercises on field and a final exercise for procedures validation. procedures validation. The Mechatronic department of The Mechatronic department of the University of Padua will develop a monitoring the University of Padua will develop a monitoring system that will be used to document all the activity on system that will be used to document all the activity on field during the project. field during the project.

Why the project is necessaryWhy the project is necessary- NNeed of identify the best practices about the eed of identify the best practices about the management of management of flood emergency among the flood emergency among the partnerspartners- Need of improve the management efficiency of Need of improve the management efficiency of hydrogeological hydrogeological and hydraulic emergency.and hydraulic emergency.- Need of improve the skills of Civil Protection local Need of improve the skills of Civil Protection local experts.experts.- Need of involve forces during an emergency Need of involve forces during an emergency operation operation (citizenship, (citizenship, volunteers, volunteers, equipments...).equipments...).- Need of create stronger links between partners and Need of create stronger links between partners and European European Mechanism of Civil ProtectionMechanism of Civil Protection

ACHELOUS projectACHELOUS projectshort description 2short description 2

Task Title Start date

End date Deliverables

Management and reporting

to the Commission

Jan 2014

Dec 2015

- 1 Kick off meeting in Brussels- First and second progress reporto to the Commission- 3 Partnership meeting (entire partnership)- 6 Project newsletter for the partner- 6 Internal reports about the project activities- 1 Final meeting in Brussels

Creation of Local Risk Districts (LRDs)

Feb 2014

May 2014

- Guidelines report for creating LRDs- Creation of 6 LRDs- Creation of ACHELOUS Risk District- Project of an emergency monitoring system

Census of current local procedures

Jun 2014

Sep 2014

- LRDs workgroups- LRDs documents of local strategies- Unique Project Document of local strategies

Shared definition of

the best practices

Oct 2014

Feb 2015

- Technical workshop with ECPTP experts- Unique Project Document of the best strategies- Shared emergency monitoring system

Deliverables Deliverables 11

Task Title Start date

End date Deliverables

Separated modules testing

Mar 2015

Jul 2015

- Operational modules testing programme- Civil Protection exercises- Videos monitoring report of the Civil Protection

exercises- Module Testing Evaluation Document

Preparedness final

procedures

Aug 2015

Oct 2015

- Final Civil Protection exercise program- Final Civil Protection exercise- Video monitoring report of Civil Protection final exercise- ACHELOUS final document

Publicity and dissemination of the result

Jan 2014

Dec 2015

- Communication plan- Official web site- Publication on local , national and EU press- 6 Local Events for the presentation of LRDs - 6 Local event, organized by each partner in occasion of the exercise- 1 Final event- 1 Layman’s Report in electronic format

Deliverables Deliverables 22

Mayor eventsMayor events

Event Date Place

Kick off meeting 22/01/2014 Brussels

Partnership meeting

February 2014 Vicenza (Italy)

October 2014 Volos (Greece)

May 2015 Skopje (Macedonia)

Technical workshop October 2014 Volos (Greece)

Separated modules testing

presented by a respective local public

event

April 2015 Virovitica (Croatia)

May 2015 Skopje (Macedonia)

May 2015 Arad (Romania)

June 2015Paggaio (Greece)Borino (Bulgaria

Final exercise October 2015 Vicenza (Italy)

Final Event November 2015 Vicenza (Italy)

Final meeting -- Brussels

Follow upFollow up

- ACHELOUS Risk District will continue to exist as ACHELOUS Risk District will continue to exist as contact point contact point and junction between the involved and junction between the involved partners.partners.- ACHELOUS website will continue to be a platform to ACHELOUS website will continue to be a platform to share share experiences in actions of contrast to hydraulic experiences in actions of contrast to hydraulic emergencies.emergencies.- The monitoring system created for ACHELOUS project The monitoring system created for ACHELOUS project will will continue to be employed also in real emergency continue to be employed also in real emergency situations.situations.- It will be guaranteed the continuation of the activity It will be guaranteed the continuation of the activity of LRDs.of LRDs.- All the Local Authorities that will join the LRDs will All the Local Authorities that will join the LRDs will keep minimum keep minimum one person in charge of working for one person in charge of working for disseminating the activities disseminating the activities and result finalized to and result finalized to create news LRDs around Europe.create news LRDs around Europe.

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