SEERISK’s Results Joint disaster risk assessment and preparedness in the Danube macro-region Miklós Székely, Professional Coordinator, NDGDM 7 th PA5 SG Meeting, Budapest, 27/03/2014

1. Foundations  European Commission’s "Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management”, 2010;  EU Council Conclusions on "Further Developing Risk Assessment for Disaster Management within the European Union” March 2011

2. Participants Lead Partner National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior (Hungary)

2. Particpants Austria:  University of Vienna  Federal Ministry of the Interior Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency  Sarajevo Canton Bulgaria:  Chief Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection,  Ministry of Interior  Velingrad Municipality Croatia:  Koprivničko-križevačka County Hungary:  Municipality of Siófok City  National Association of Radio Distress-signalling and Infocommunications Romania:  National Meteorological Administration  Emergency Situations Inspectorate “Vasile Goldis” of County Arad Serbia:  University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences  Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia  Kanjiža Municipality  Provincial Secretariat for Urban Planning, Construction and Environmental Protection Slovakia:  Trnava Self Governing Region  Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute Slovenia:  Administration of the Republic Slovenia For Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

3. Aims  Develop a disaster risk assessment method for the Danube Macro-region in case of disasters intensified/created by climate change  Raising local communities’ climate change and risk awereness and to enhance their preparedeness

4.1 Steps & Results  Common Disaster Risk Assessment Methodology – 3 main steps  1. Risk Identification  2. Risk Analysis  3. Risk Evaluation

4.2 Steps & Results Risk Products Risk Scenarios Risk Matrices Risk Maps

4.3 Steps & Results  Social Awereness Questionnaire  Local Planning Document Analysis

4.4 Steps & Results Social Awareness Questionnaire Local Planning Document Analysis Gap Analysis Identifying and revealing deficiencies between percieved and actual preparedeness

4.5 Steps & Results  Summarizes SEERISK project results  Formulates specific recommendations

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION! Miklós Székely