INTERREG III B CADSES PROJECT BOOK - Infocooperare

Red CodeRegional Disaster Common Defencewww.cadsesredcode.netProject DescriptionResults and EffectsThe European Commission aims at strengtheningthe co-operation of EU Member States in the fieldof civil protection. Project collaboration effortsshould help reduce natural and technological risksand mitigate the consequences of potential disastersby linking research activities and the operativelevel of civil protection. The inclusion of thenew EU Member States in CADSES requires thecreation and sharing of common guidelines andtools to prevent and manage natural and manmadedisasters. For this reason action plans for riskmanagement need to be jointly drawn up and appliedon a transnational basis.The Red Code project targets the following results:i Analysis of the civil protection systems in theregions involved in the Red Code project,i Planning, promotion and development of integratednational, regional and local civil protectionsystems,i Definition and adjustment of common spatialdevelopment regulations, rules and procedures,i Common guidelines and manuals on matters ofemergency planning and on best practice for civilprotection tools,i Creation of risk maps,i Establishment of a European network of civilRed Code aims at setting up methodologies andactions to achieve the basis for a transnationalprotocol of agreements for disaster prevention,monitoring and management. Best practices andcommon procedures should be established. Thesewill then be shared with other actors involved inrisk and disaster management at European level.The project should improve the capacity to reactin case of disasters and should provide options forco-operation when facing disasters that requirejoint intervention.The project involves civil protection units, scientificinstitutions and citizens of the project regions.Red Code is focused on spatial priorities promotedby the ESDP, in particular concerning the developmentand conservation of the natural heritage.And together with the CEMAT guideline principles,that means the reduction of damage to theenvironment and mitigation of the impact of naturaldisasters.protection operators which will also be managingan open source knowledge and informationdatabase,i Establishment of training measures for operatorsand information activities,i Creation of a common methodology for risk/disastermanagement among the partners,i To share a common standardised system on thethree operative procedures of warning, prealarmand alarm, including guidelines.DurationStart ....................................................... 09/2005End ......................................................... 12/2007Budget (EUR)Total Budget ....................................1,310,000.00thereof ERDF ......................................832,500.00EU Regions/Member StatesNon EU Member StatesLead PartnerProject Partner0 200 kmLead PartnerBasilicata Region-Infrastructures and Mobility Department,Infrastructures and MobilityOffice of Civil ProtectionCorso Garibaldi 3985100 PotenzaITALYContact PersonIng. Gerardo CalvelloTel +39 0971 668523Fax +39 0971 668519E-Mail gerardo.calvello@regione.basilicata.itProject PartnersGreecePrefecture of Heraklion, HeraklionMunicipality of Heraklion, HeraklionMunicipality of Kastelli, KastelliHungaryMunicipality of Miskolc, MiskolcItalyEmilia Romagna Region, BolognaProvince of Rimini, RiminiSlovakiaKosice Self Governing Region, KosiceSloveniaRegional Developement Agency of Northern Primorska LtdNova Gorica, Sempeter Pri GoriciMEASURE 4.2ENVIRONMENTINTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK137