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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING, CHALLENGES OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE (ICPCDMR)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ICPCDMR
Organized by:
I n t e r n a t i o n a l H e l l e n i c U n i v e r s I t y
S c h o o l o f S c i e n c e
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
HEPHAESTUS ADVANCED LABORATORY
Sponsored by
Hellenic Republic:
Minister of Education, Research and Religions Affairs
Minister of Shipping and Island policy
Minister of Tourism
Region of Attica
Editor Michail Chalaris
HYBRID
Athens, February 11-13, 2022
https://www.idafk.com/icpcdmr-2022/indexEN.html
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING, CHALLENGES
OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE (ICPCDMR)
PROGRAMME
&
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
ISBN 978-618-5630-08-9
EDITOR
MICHAIL CHALARIS, MA, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry,
Research Division on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety
at “Hephaestus” Advanced research Laboratory
School of Science,
International Hellenic University,
Kavala, Greece
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CΟΜITTΕΕS
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of National Defence
Niki Kerameos, Minister of education, research and religions affairs
Panagiotis (notis) Mitarakis, Minister of immigration and asylum
Giannis Plakiotakis, Minister of shipping and island policy
Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of tourism
Andreas Katsaniotis, Deputy minister of foreign affairs, in charge of diaspora Greeks
Janez Lenarcic, European commissioner for crisis management, civil protection and humanitarian
aid
Konstantinos Arabosis, General secretary of forests
Athanasios Kaisis, President of International Hellenic University
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the union of regions of greece
George Patoulis, Regional governor of Attica
Dimitris Papastergiou, President of the central association of municipalities of greece - KEDE
Kostas Bakogiannis, Mayor of Athens
Spyridon Mamalis, President GEOTEE
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Nancy Alonistioti, Associate Professor, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Olga Aneziri, Senior Researcher (A'), Laboratory of Industrial Security Systems Reliability of the
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, ΝCSR Demokritos
Grigoris Varras, Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina
Mitko Bogdanoski, Professor, Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski" - Skopje University
of Goce Delcev, an associated member
Nichole Georgeou, Associate Professor in Humanitarian and Development Studies, Humanitarian
& Development Studies at Western Sydney University
Ioannis Dermentzoglou, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, International Hellenic
University
Ioannis Dokas, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of
Thrace
Dimitrios Emmanouloudis, Professor, Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences,
International Hellenic University
Aspasia Karamanou, Dr., Department of AMPS, NTUA, General Directorate of Internal Operation,
North Aegean Region
Gerasimos Karabelias, Professor, Department of Sociology, Panteion University
Sofia Karma, Laboratory Teaching Staff, National Technical University of Athens
Nikolaos Katopodis, Professor Emeritus Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of Μichigan
Dionysios Kolaitis, Laboratory Teaching Staff, National Technical University of Athens
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Manolis Koudoumas, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic
Mediterranean University
Vasiliki Kouskouna-Tsimbidarou, Associate Professor of Seismology, Department of Geology and
Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
George Kyzas, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University
Myrto Konstantinidis, Special Operating Scientist (B), Chemical Engineer, Laboratory of Industrial
Safety Systems Reliability of the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy
& Safety,NCSR Demokritos
Ionel-Alin Mocioi, Lecturer, International Cooperation Coordinator & ERASMUS + Coordinator,
Fire Officers Faculty (FOF), Police Academy „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”
Ioannis Maniatis, Associate Professor, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus
Athanasios Mitropoulos, Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University
Christos Bouras, Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of
Patras
Panagiotis Nastos, Professor, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens
Paraskevi Nomikou, Associate Professor of Physical Geography and Geological Oceanography,
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Panteleimon Xofis, Assistant Professor, Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences,
International Hellenic University
Chih-Long Pan, Assistant Professor, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan
Orce Popovski, Professor, Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski" - Skopje University of
Goce Delcev, an associated member
Charalampos Saroglou, Researcher, Vol. Geotechnics, Foundation Laboratory, National Technical
University of Athens
Konstantinos Spyrakos, Professor, Director of Laboratory of Earthquake Technology, School of
Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Miltiadis Statheropoulos, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens
George Stavroulakis, Professor, School of Production Engineering and Management, Director of
the Laboratory of Computer Engineering and Optimization, Technical University of Crete
Garry Stevens, Senior Lecturer in the Humanitarian and Development Studies (HADS) Program,
Western Sydney University.
Zong Ping Wu, Associate Professor Central Police University, Graduate School of Disaster
Management, Taiwan
Peter Wagner, German Fire Protection Association, GFPA: Fire Officer in Gold Level (Ltn. Col.,
Berlin Fire Brigade, Member of CTIF (Head of Center of Fire Statistics)
Jet-Chau Wen, Natural Disaster Prevention (SWAN), National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology (YunTech), Taiwan
Lazaros Filippidis, Senior lecturer in evacuation modelling, University of Greenwich
Michail Chalaris, Conference Chair - Assistant Professor, IHU, Rtd Major General (HFCs)
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Conference Organizing Committee Chair
Michail Chalaris, Assistant Professor
Members:
Iason Aliferis, PhD Candidate
Despina Demirtzi, MSc, Assistant Personnel
Anastasios Kanavos, PhD Candidate
Andreas Kettis, MSc Candidate
Dr. Charilaos Maniatakis, Postdoc Researcher
Agni Moutzouroglou, Research Assistant
Nikolaos Stasinopoulos, PhD Candidate
Spyros Schismenos, PhD Candidate
Dr. Anastasia Tezari, Postdoc Researcher
ORGANIZATION - SECRETARIAT
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT OF MANMADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS -
PANHELLENIC NETWORK OF CIVIL PROTECTION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT S.C.E.
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WELCOMING ADDRESS BY CHAIRPERSON OF THE CONFERENCE
On the behalf of Organizing Committee, I express a sincere welcome to all representatives
attending the International Conference on Planning, Challenges of Disaster Management and
Resilience which take part by distance using the zoom platform and YouTube and with physical
presence in Athens, the capital of Greece, a place that combines the famous historical past with
the modern, scientific – oriented present.
Today(11-Feb), 112 Day, the International Conference on Planning, Challenges of Disaster
Management and Resilience, organized by the Department of Chemistry - Hephaestus Advanced
research Laboratory- of International Hellenic University, has solemnly opened here.
Also, Happy Day to all First Responders and everyone response in Crisis Management.
Before I procced, I would like to mention that today, 11th of February, has declared by the
United Nations General Assembly as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in
2015, in order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and
girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
In our conference of 416 participants 38.5% are women, the 59,4% men and 2,1 others.
So, Returning to our main topic:
Developmental considerations contribute to all aspects of the disaster management cycle.
One of the main goals of disaster management, and one of its strongest links with development,
is the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and their protection and recovery during disasters
and emergencies.
Where this goal is achieved, people have a greater capacity to deal with disasters and their
recovery is more rapid and long lasting.
In a development-oriented disaster management approach, the objectives are to reduce
hazards, prevent disasters, and prepare for emergencies. Therefore, developmental
considerations are strongly represented in the mitigation and preparedness phases of the
disaster management cycle.
In appropriate development processes can lead to increased vulnerability to disasters and loss
of preparedness for emergency situations.
This is a distinguished cross-century gathering of the world’s information circles.
Experts and entrepreneurs from many countries have come together under the same hybrid
room to exchange academic viewpoints, display technological achievements, and explore
development trends, this will have an important influence on the development of the world’s
Disaster Management and Resilience technology.
The aim of the Conference is:
To answer one of the major issues of our time which is related with the climate crisis.
To stress the multiple dangers, to analyze today’s data and to suggest solutions for the disaster
risk reduction and management and to resilience.
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To show off the importance of new technologies offering the chance of promotion to research,
study and implementation of those technologies which conduce to the easing off or the solution
to the problems regarding the disaster risk reduction and management.
To show the importance of cross-scientific methodology and collaboration in dealing with the
problem of disaster risk reduction and management, which are objectively multi -dimensional,
and to promote the communication among those who study, handle and deal with the problem
of disaster risk reduction and management.
More specifically, it is aimed to attain the following objectives:
1) Collaborate, communicate, coordinate and capitalize on effective climate crisis adaptation
and mitigation strategies such as land use planning, utilization of alternative and renewable
energy, among others, in order to limit global warming to safer levels;
2) Embark on studies to improve the resilience of all ecosystems to avert adverse effects on food
production, health, and economic security and
3) serve as venue in pursuing an enabling environment of change geared toward mitigating the
worsening effects of climate crisis.
The Conference will cover a wide range of topics such as:
1) Disaster Preparedness
2) Disaster Response
3) Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery
4)Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
5) Integration of risk and Resilience with Disaster management
The conference addresses chemists, engineers and other experts and professionals, from
different countries who are occupied with the research and the development of activities, in a
wide range, regarding issues of Climate Crisis, disaster Management and Resilience.
It also addresses the competent state, communal, social, and business carriers who are involved
in these issues.
All accepted and presented papers in this conference will have the opportunities to be published
in Proceedings and in a Book indexed by Sci-Scopus.
The conference has received 87 submitted papers, whereby 69 papers have been accepted by
the committees for presentation and to be included in the proceedings.
These papers on various topics are divided into 7 sessions and 2 workshops in the conference.
To all members of the organizing committees, the scientific committee, the reviewers, and the
collaboration partners, we would like to thank all of them for their tremendous efforts to
organize this conference successfully
The organization of the international conference together with the small-scale exhibition,
aspires, on the one hand, to bring together the scientific knowledge and applied technology and
on the other to boost the dissemination of scientific information and the expansion of the
possibility of free access of all citizens to knowledge.
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Thus everyone, citizens, producers, scientists, planners, and researchers can become familiar
with the themes of the conference in order to contribute towards the constant preservation of
disaster risk reduction and management
The local Organizing Committee, the Scientific Committee, and the secretary desk (Institute of
Management of Manmade and Natural Disasters -Panhellenic Network of Civil Protection and
Crisis Management S.C.E.) are here to help you.
Even though all of you who are visiting Athens will be very busy working for productive days, I
wish you an enjoyable staying in our city and I hope you will find some time to state some typical
characteristics of the country, its nature, and history, its culture and heritage, its food and
tradition.
For the participants by distance, I hope next time have the opportunity to visit the Greece due
to their participation on the 2nd International Conference on Planning, Challenges of Disaster
Management and Resilience…
We look forward to having a successful conference, and we hope that all the attendees enjoy
and benefit from this conference.
Yours Sincerely
Michail Chalaris, MA, PhD
Conference chair of ICPCDMR
Assistant Professor, IHU
Research Director on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety
Hephaestus Advanced research Laboratory
Rtd Major General (HFCs)
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SPEECH BY PROFESSOR (EM.) DR. (HEIDELBERG) ATHANASSIOS KAISSIS,
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC
UNIVERSITY, CORRESPONDING FELLOW OF THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN LAW,
INTERNATIONAL LAW, COMPARATIVE LAW, CONFLICTS OF LAW AND
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW, UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG,
Dear all,
Allow me first to introduce the International Hellenic University.
The International Hellenic University, a pillar of excellence in education and research, focuses
at the same time on internationalization, on the application of research results, on teaching and
learning innovation, on the development of entrepreneurship and on linking the University with
society.
The International Hellenic University offers 69 postgraduate programmes, 25 of them are
offered in English.
The IHU also operates the University Centre of International Programmes of Studies (UCIPS)
(www.ihu.gr/ucips/) which offers international students and professionals specialised programmes
of study at postgraduate level, conducted entirely in English. UCIPS is an integral part of IHU and a
Greek public university. Our permanent academic staff are reinforced by distinguished visiting
professors, from Greece and abroad. Together they constitute the nucleus of the centre for
excellence in teaching and research which forms our primary aspiration as a university.
The UCIPS comprises two (2) Schools offering twenty-four (24) postgraduate programmes in flexible
modes [Full time (1 year) or part time (2 years) or Executive mode (weekends) or Distance learning
mode].
Moreover, during this period in order to increase extroversion and connect the university with
the business world more than 15 Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the
International Hellenic University and various organisations, universities, financial
establishments, chambers of commerce and other in Greece and abroad.
The strategic mission of the International Hellenic University has four main axes:
1. Digital Transformation, for the provision of high-level education.
2. Green Deal, as regards environmental protection and energy saving.
3. Extroversion (Cooperation with Universities in Europe, the USA and Asia).
4. Cooperation with industry and agriculture.
From 14/02/2020, when the new Governing Board of the International University of Greece took
office, until today, more than one hundred meetings of the Governing Board of the International
University of Greece were held, were various academic, financial and administrative issues were
discussed and decided.
We would be delighted to welcome you to the International Hellenic University if you visit
Thessaloniki in the near future. We could then show you more of the University, the old Thessaloniki
city and our country, Greece.
This is an important event regarding disaster management and resilience, and I would like to
congratulate the Department of Chemistry of the IHU and Assistant Professor M. Chalaris for
organising this conference.
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PROGRAMME
Friday, February 11th, 2022
12:00 - 18:00
DELEGATES ACCREDITATION
SESSION I
Chair
Nancy Alonistioti, Aspasia Karamanou, Nikolaos Katopodis
14:00 - 14:15
STUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT - FIASCO OR THE ONLY HOPE TO
SURVIVE
O.Popovski, L. Shosholovski
14:15 - 14:30
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHALLENGES THAT ARE BEING CREATED
N. Taneski, S. Smileski, A. Iliev
14:30 - 14:45
BIBLIOGRAPHIC MONITORING OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE OF GREEK
RESEARCHERS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
C. Stefanis, E. Giorgi, K. Kaletzis, A. Tselemponis, C. Tsigalou, E. Nena, C.
Kontogiorgis, Y. Kourkoutas, C. Voidarou, E. Chatzaki, I. Dokas, T. Konstantinidis,
E. Bezirtzoglou
14:45 - 15:00
UTILIZATION OF THE VIDEO FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION OF
EDUCATORS,TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN MATTERS OF CIVIL PROTECTION IN
THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECTS ''MY NAME IS TEACHER'' AND
''PANTOPOULOS TEACHING PROJECT''
F. Pantopoulos, I. Chalvantzi
15:00 - 15:15
SnR, SECURITY & RESILIENCE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Marta Burgos González
15:15 - 15:30
THE EMERGING ROLE OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING IN CRISIS
MANAGEMENT
C. Vafeiadaki
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION I I
Chair
Nikolaos Katopodis, Dimitrios Emmanouloudis, Panagiotis Nastos
15:45 - 16:00
THE APPLICATION OF SEWER MINING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY OF ATHENS:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND WATER
N. Tsalas, G. Katsouras, D. Angeliki, A. Lyras, I. Dafnos, V. Polychniatou, S.
Samios, E. Lytras and G. Sachinis
16:00 - 16:15
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON WATER RESOURCES:
UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN NIGERIA
O. Sola, H. Mensah, E. Albrecht and B. Ibrahim
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16:15 - 16:30
WATER LACK AS A SOCIAL RISK AND THREAT TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER
M. Dojchinovski, B. Andonovska, N. Kletnikov
16:30 - 16:45
PROTECTION OF WINES FROM HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS
F. Papageorgiou, M. Chalaris, A. Mitropoulos, G. Kyzas
16:45 - 17:00
THE CASE OF MICROPLASTICS POLLUTION IN KAVALA PORT, GREECE
G. Savvopoulos, A.Thysiadou, A. Mitropoulos, G. Kyzas
17:00 - 17:15
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES ON GLOBAL AGENDAS
G. Santos, Jordan H. Souza, M. Carrara, R. Tortorelli
17:15 - 17:30
THE COMBUSTION HEAT OF FOREST FIRES IN RELATION TO THE DIFFICULTY OF
SUPPRESSING THEM AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL
N. Iliopoulos
17:30 - 17:45
CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
G. Tsatsoulas
17:45 - 18:00
PROJECT OF NATIONAL HAIL PREVENTION SYSTEM IN GREECE
S. Kolpidi
18:30 - 20:30
CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY
Chair
Athanasios Mitropoulos, George Kyzas, Michail Chalaris
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
ATHANASIOS KAISIS,
PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY
ANDREAS KATSANIOTIS,
DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, IN CHARGE OF DIASPORA GREEKS
APOSTOLOS TZITZIKOSTAS,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF REGIONS OF GREECE
GEORGE PATOULIS,
REGIONAL GOVERNOR OF ATTICA
DIMITRIS PAPASTERGIOU,
PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF GREECE - KEDE
KOSTAS BAKOGIANNIS,
MAYOR OF ATHENS
SPYRIDON MAMALIS,
PRESIDENT GEOTEE
INVITED PLENARY LECTURE
KONSTANTINOS ARAVOSIS,
SECRETARY GENERAL OF FORESTS
20:30
COCTAIL PARTY
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Saturday, February 12th, 2022
SESSION III
Chair
Ioannis Dokas, Orce Popovski, Gerasimos Karabelias
09:00 - 09:15
APPLICATION OF RESILIENCE FRAMEWORK TO COVID19 RE-FRAMING OUR
WORK
R. Biñas
09:15 - 09:30
RISK ANALYSIS OF A BIOLOGICAL DISASTER IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Chih-Long Pan, Jet-Chau Wen
09:30 - 09:45
PUBLIC SITUATION AWARENESS DURING COVID19: HOW DOES THE PUBLIC
UNDERSTAND AND ACT DURING A CONTINUOUS EMERGENCY?
C. Rapaport, E. Shamash
09:45 - 10:00
PROCESSES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC EXCLUSION IN COVID-19 INFECTION DURING
LOCKDOWN. THE MADRID CASE STUDY
Victor Pérez Segura
10:00 - 10:15
DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT OF LAND SUBSIDENCE AREAS UNDER CLIMATE
CHANGE: THE CASE OF CHOUSHUI ALLUVIAL FAN
Rong-Yu Chen, Hong-Ru Lin, Jet-Chau Wen
10:15 - 10:30
DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT OF LAND SUBSIDENCE AREAS UNDER CLIMATE
CHANGE: THE C DOES TEMPORAL ENHANCEMENT IN ACCUMULATED STRAIN
CONSEQUENT TO LUNAR ALIGNMENT IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE ACCOUNT
FOR RECENT SERIES OF TREMORS AT NCR DELHI
Umesh Prasad Verma. Shatrughan Singh, Madhurendra Nath Sinha, Alok Nath
Sinha
10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION IV
Chair
Paraskevi Nomikou, Nichole Georgeou, Panteleimon Xofis
11:00 - 11:15
EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS: A
REVIEW WITH APPLICATIONS IN GREECE
C. Maniatakis, A. Zacharenaki, C. Moraitis, G. Stavroulakis
11:15 - 11:30
PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC RISK ANALYSIS OF URBAN ROAD NETWORKS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
D. Sotiriadis, N. Klimis ,B. Margaris, I. Koutsoupaki, E. Petala, I. Dokas
11:30 - 11:45
A METHODOLOGY FOR TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD DESIGN CONSISTENT WITH THE
ASEISMIC DESIGN CODES
C. Maniatakis, A. Zacharenaki, G. Stavroulakis
11:45 - 12:00
DAMAGE DETECTION IN FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIMENS THROUGH
THE APPLICATION OF A NOVEL STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
M. Naoum,G. Sapidis, N. Papadopoulos, C. Constantin
11:45 - 12:00
GEOHAZARDS AND RISK FROM LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALLS. RECENT
EXAMPLES FROM GREECE
C. Saroglou
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12:00 - 12:30
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TECTONICS AND VOLCANISM IN SANTORINI
P. Nomikou, T. Druitt, S.Kutterolf, C. Hubscher, D.Papanikolaou
12:30 - 12:45
AN AGENT-BASED METHODOLOGY ON HOW WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL
HERITAGE MONUMENTS CAN BE PROTECTED FROM RISKS
K. Kravari, E. Samourkasidou
12:45 - 13:00
CREATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING POSSIBLE FLOOD
PRONE AREAS BY USING HEC HMS AND HEC RAS SOFTWARE PACKAGES. THE CASE
OF XIROPOTAMOS WATERSHED IN DRAMA, GREECE
S. Lalikidou, A. Vasileiou, P. Angelidis, E. Efraimidou, C. Akratos, M. Spiliotis, F.
Maris, I. Dokas
13:00 - 13:15
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN WUI – WII IMPLEMENTING BAYESIAN NETWORKS TO
INFER FIRE SPREAD PROBABILITIES
J. Gómez, M. Castro, A. Cantizano
13:15 - 13:30
MULTI-SOURCE EO DATA FUSION FOR REGIONAL FOREST FUEL MAPPING AT
REGIONAL SCALE
G. Mallinis, I. Chrysafis, C. Damianidis, V. Giannakopoulos, I. Dokas
13:30 - 13:45
ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO LEVERAGE INVESTMENT
IMPACT ON FOREST FIRE CONFRONTATION OPERATIONS. THE GREEK
EXPERIENCE
A. Kanavos, M. Chalaris, D. Anastasiadou, E. Housos, E. Adamides
13:45 - 14:00
MCI’S IN GREECE SINCE 1996. ARE WE READY TO FACE THEM?
M. Drosos
14:00 - 14:15
PREDICTING THE OCCURRENCE OF COMBUSTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF
POLYURETHANE FOAM DURING THE STORAGE PROCESS FOR TEMPERING
T. Damyanova, Y. Dulev, G. Ilieva
14:15 - 14:30
THE ARFF MANAGEMENT MODEL OF FRAPORT GREECE
A. Panagiotakis
14:30 - 15:30
WORKSHOP I
HOW USEFUL IT IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF HUMANITARIAN NORMS?
F. Luciano, R. Treno
Fraternity – International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF)
Fraternity – International Humanitarian Missions (FIHM)
15:30 - 16:30
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION V
Chair
Lazaros Filippidis, Dionysios Kolaitis, Myrto Konstantinidis
16:30 - 16:45
PHILOSOPHY OF THE ROMANIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
A. Mocioi
16 :45 - 17:00
ADAPTIVE STRATEGY IN PREPARING FIRE BRIGADES TO DISASTERS IN POLAND
P. Gromek
17:00 - 17:15
SYNERGY EFFECT OF ENTITIES ASSOCIATED IN THE NATIONAL FIREFIGHTING AND
RESCUE SYSTEM OF REPUBLIC OF POLAND
W. Szulc
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17:15 - 17:30
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES AND
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
T. Damyanova
17:30 - 17:45
A VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS TOOL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS – DEVELOPMENT AND
EVALUATION
S. Scheuer, C. Geyer, Y. Prinzellner
17:45 - 18:00
CONCORDE: A state-of-the-art emergency & crisis management platform
A.Liapis
18:00 - 18:15
TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN CIVIL PROTECTION;
THE RESPOND-A SOLUTION
G. Boustras, Cl. Mikellidou, I. Senekkis
18:15 - 18:30
FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
A. Díaz, An. Cintora, Sol. Gómez, J. Ruiz, O. Carrillo, F. Carrillo, M. Rodríguez
18:30 - 18:45
100 CITIES – 100 YEARS – EVALUATION OF URBAN FIRE RISKS
P. Wagner
18:45 - 19:00
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION VI
Chair
Alin Mοcioi, Manolis Koudoumas, Charilaos Maniatakis
19:00 - 19:15
IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DISASTERS AT FACILITIES USING
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
G. Mouzakis
19:15 - 19:30
SEARCH FOR REDUCTION OF CHEMICAL DISASTERS BY ANALIZYNG THE MOST
SERIOUS CHEMICAL INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO EMARS PLATFORM
Cristina Horrillo García, Ana María Cintora Sanz, Cristina Gómez Usabiaga, Raquel
Lafuente Sáenz, Eva Teresa Robledo Muñoz, Ricardo García Martínez.
19:30 - 19:45
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS FOR SAFE LNG HANDLING AT PORTS
I. Koromila, O. Aneziris, Z. Nivolianitou
19:45 - 20:00
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ON A KICK
F. Zachopoulos, N. Kokkinos
20:00 - 20:15
AN ADR VEHICLES RECOGNITION TOOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS IN TUNNELS
M. Konstantinidou, G. Sisias, S. Kontogiannis
20:15 - 20:30
THE UTILITY OF ALOHA SIMULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE YEARLY
CLIMATE CHANGES IN GREECE. A FIELD REVIEW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THREE-
CHEMICAL-AGENT SCENARIOS
K. Alexopoulos, G.Koufioti, A. Kounios, M. Chalaris
20:30 - 20:45
WEATHER TYPES AND CARDIOVASCULAR/RESPIRATORY MORTALITY IN EASTERN
MACEDONIA AND THRACE, GREECE: A SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY APPROACH TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
P. Begou, I. Petrou, K. Psistaki, I.M. Dokas, A.K. Paschalidou
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20:45 - 21:00
TRAPPED ON THE SEASHORE, SEABORNE EVACUATION, AND IMPACT OF
EXPOSURE TO PM2.5: LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THE URBANEXODUS LARGE-
SCALE EVACUATION MODEL
L. Filippidis, P. Lawrence, D. Blackshields, J. Ewer
21:00 - 21:15
THE NECESSITY OF THE “DEBRIEFING” AFTER DISASTER INCIDENTS
C. Papapanou
21:15 - 21:30
THE NEED FOR MINIMUM HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS
F. Luciano, R. Treno
Sunday, February 13th, 2022
SESSION VII
Chair
Ioannis Dermentzoglou, George Stavroulakis, Peter Wagner
10:00 - 10:15
RESILOC-HORIZON 2020: The Municipality of West Achaia
M. Didachos
10:15 - 10:30
AUTONOMOUS BARS FOR SAFE PASSAGE OF IRISH PASSAGES
P. Chatzidimitrakis, D. Chatzidimitrakis, Ms. C. Agorgianiti
10:30 - 10:45
INFORMATION NEEDS ON NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISASTERS FROM
THE VIEWPOINT OF PRIVATE COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE EAST MACEDONIA
AND THRACE PREFECTURE
A. Zeleskidis, K. Chouvardas, S. Charalampidou, I. Dokas
10:45 - 11:00
KNOWLEDGE OF VULNERABLE GROUPS FROM NORTH MACEDONIA, BULGARIA,
AND SPAIN RELATED TO PROTECTION AND RESCUE - FUNDAMENT FOR BUILD
STRONGER COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
B. Andonovska, N. Kletnikov, M. Dojchinovski
11:00 - 11:15
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR CIVIL PROTECTION: EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLY
USE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE 112 FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION IN GREECE
M. Dandoulaki, I. Kapris, A. Plessa
11:15 - 11:30
LOCAL GOVERMENTS' ENGANGEMENT IN HERITAGE DISASTER MANAGEMENT;
ANCIENT MESSENE'S CASE STUDY
G. Marava
11:30 - 11:45
ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF RESCUE
V. Pipitsoulis
11:45 - 12:00
FIREBREAKS, CASE XPYRO LTR
M. Jurvélius
12:00 - 12:30
BREAK
SESSION VII
Chair
Grigoris Varras, Miltiadis Statheropoulos, Christos Bouras
12:30 - 12:45
FLEXIBLE AND AVAILABLE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR EFFECTIVE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
V. Pipitsoulis
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12:45 - 13:00
I-REACT PREPARATION |& RESPONSE TO DISASTERS
J. Alexander,C. Bielski, V. Pipitsoulis
13:00 - 13:15
LONG-DISTANCE MASS NOTIFICATION VOICE MESSAGING SYSTEMS
V. Pipitsoulis
13:15 - 13:30
COMPARISON OF THE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR WILDLAND FIRES
M. Chalaris, V. Gkerles, M. Skerbic
13:30 - 13:45
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE RISK OF HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL
DISASTERS
I.Agiannidis, A. Vranna, P. Sarigianni
13:45 - 14:00
TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR STUDENTS’ AND CITIZENS’ AWARENESS AND
PREPAREDNESS AGAINST NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS AND RISKS
K. Kravari, E. Samourkasidou, D. Emmanouloudis, M. Chalaris
14:00 - 15:30
WORKSHOP II (In Greek Language)
in cooperation with the
Panhellenic Association of General Secretaries in Municipal Authorities in
Greece, ‘Klesthenes’
TOWARDS A STRONG NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND RISK
MANAGEMENT MECHANISM TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND AVOID ADVERSE
EFFECTS FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS
ΠΡΟΣ ΕΝΑ ΙΣΧΥΡΟ ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΣΜΟ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗΣ ΚΡΙΣΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ
ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗΣ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΒΕΛΤΙΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΘΕΚΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ
ΑΠΟΦΥΓΗ ΤΩΝ ΔΥΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΩΝ ΑΠΟ ΦΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΓΕΝΕΙΣ
ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΕΣ.
Μιχαήλ Χάλαρης
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Χημείας, Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος
Διευθυντής Ερευνών σε θέματα Διακινδύνευσης, Κίνδυνων, Κρίσεων και
Ασφάλειας «Ήφαιστος», Θεσμοθετημένο εργαστήριο υποδομών μεγάλης
κλίμακας
Θέμα: Μπορούμε να πετύχουμε ένα αποτελεσματικό σύστημα διαχείρισης
εκτάκτων αναγκών της χώρας μας;
Δρ. Μιχάλης Χρηστάκης
Πολιτικός & Διοικητικός Επιστήμονας, Δρ. Διεθνών Σχέσεων, Ειδίκευση στις
Ευρωπαϊκές Πολιτικές & Χρηματοδοτήσεις, Γενικός Γραμματέας Δήμου Νέας
Σμύρνης
Πρόεδρος Πανελλήνιας Ένωσης Γενικών Γραμματέων Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης
"Κλεισθένης"
Θέμα: 'Ανθεκτικότητα Δομών & Πολιτική Προστασία στην Τοπική
Αυτοδιοίκηση'.
Καλλιόπη (Κέλλυ) Σακκαλόγλου, Πληροφορικός, π. Στέλεχος Γενικής
Γραμματείας Αθλητισμού, Αντιδήμαρχος Περιβάλλοντος & Υπεύθυνη Πολιτικής
Προστασίας Δήμου Νέας Ιωνίας
Θέμα: 'Παραδειγματικό Μοντέλο Εφαρμογής Σχεδιασμού Πολιτικής
Προστασίας σε Αστικό Περιβάλλον: Η Περίπτωση του Δήμου Νέας Ιωνίας'.
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Ασημίνα Κυριακού, Οικονομολόγος, Ειδίκευση στην Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων,
Απόφοιτη Εθνικής Σχολής Δημόσιας Διοίκησης & Αυτοδιοίκησης, Στέλεχος
Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Γενική Γραμματέας
Δήμου Μαντουδίου- Λίμνης - Αγίας Άννης
Θέμα: 'Πολιτική Διαχείρισης Αποτελεσμάτων Εκτεταμένων Πυρκαγιών σε
Συνεργασία με Δημόσια Διοίκηση και Ιδιωτικό Τομέα: Η Περίπτωση του
Δήμου Μαντουδίου - Λίμνης - Αγίας Άννης'.
Κωνσταντίνα (Νάντια) Δημητρίου, Πολιτικός Μηχανικός, Γενική Γραμματέας
Δήμου Βέλου - Βόχας
Θέμα: 'Σχεδιασμός Πολιτικής Προστασίας για την Αντιμετώπιση Απωλειών
Γης σε Συνεργασία με Δημόσιους Φορείς: Η Περίπτωση των Παραλιακών
Περιοχών στο Βέλο - Βόχα'.
Δρ. Παναγιώτης Αγγελόπουλος, Οικονομολόγος, Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων,
Πολιτικής Επιστήμης & Ιστορίας, Ειδίκευση στην Διαχείριση Ανθρώπινων
Πόρων, Ειδίκευση στην Εθνική & Κοινοτική Διοίκηση, Υποψήφιος Δρ. στην
Δημόσια Διοίκηση στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο, Πρόεδρος
Ινστιτούτου Ανάπτυξης Δημόσιας Διοίκησης & Αυτοδιοίκησης – Καποδίστριας
Θέμα: 'Προληπτικός Σχεδιασμός για Πολιτική Προστασία στις Πόλεις:
Παραδειγματικές Αναφορές από τον Σύνδεσμο Προστασίας & Ανάπτυξης του
Υμηττού (ΣΠΑΥ)'.
Δρ. Ευγενία Χριστοπούλου, Φυσικός, Ειδίκευση στην Αστρονομία,
Αστροφυσική & Θεωρητική Μηχανική, Δρ. στην Ψηφιακή Επεξεργασία Ηλιακών
Εικόνων, Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης Δήμου Αμφίκλειας - Ελάτειας, Γενική
Γραμματέας Δήμου Διστόμου - Αράχοβας - Αντίκυρας
Θέμα: 'Περιβαλλοντική Διαχείριση & Πολιτική Προστασία στην Τοπική
Αυτοδιοίκηση'.
Δρ. Μάρκος Μαργαρίτης, Χημικός Μηχανικός, Δρ. στις Τεχνολογίες
Διαχείρισης Στερεών Αποβλήτων, Μεταδιδάκτωρ στις Τεχνολογίες Διαχείρισης
Στερεών & Υγρών Αποβλήτων, Πρόεδρος & Διευθύνων
Σύμβουλος Break Even Consulting IKE, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Σχολή Πολιτικών
Μηχανικών, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου
Θέμα: 'Σχεδιασμός & Προγραμματισμός για την Διαχείριση Υποδομών &
Δικτύων σε Περίπτωση Φυσικών Καταστροφών'
Απόστολος Τζήκας, Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων, Αναπτυξιακός Σύμβουλος,
Αντιπρόεδρος TEONOVA SA
Θέμα: 'Διαχείριση Τηλεπικοινωνιακών Δικτύων & Ψηφιακής Επικοινωνίας σε
Περίπτωση Φυσικών Καταστροφών'.
Ιωάννης Νικλήτσας, Γενικός Διευθυντής International Forum Training &
Consulting
Θέμα: 'Δια Βίου Μάθηση & Κατάρτιση με Πιστοποίηση για Στελέχη &
Εθελοντές στον Τομέα της Πολιτικής Προστασίας'.
END OF CONFERENCE
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EXHIBITORS
During the Conference, there was an Exhibition of Activities of the following Civil Protection
Institutions and Voluntary Organizations:
1. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT OF MANMADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS - PANHELLENIC
NETWORK OF CIVIL PROTECTION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT S.C.E.
2. HELLENIC RED CROSS
3. RESCUE TEAM DELTA
4. LIFE SOLUTION S.A.
5. PROTECT MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE - PROTEKTA OF ILION
6. RESCUE FORCE TEAM OF CIVIL PROTECTION (EPOPP)
7. SOCIAL PROJECT "I OFFER”
ATTEND THE CONFERENCE
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ICPCDMR - Day 1
Friday, Feb 11, 2022
https://youtu.be/RxYp_XWRjrM
ICPCDMR - Day 2
Saturday, Feb 12, 2022
https://youtu.be/ZkRvhEmEcAg
ICPCDMR - Day 3
Sunday, Feb 13, 2022
https://youtu.be/o1OKTPn7_5Y
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT CONCEPT – FIASCO OR THE ONLY HOPE TO SURVIVE
Orce Popovski¹, Ljupco Shosholovski2
¹Professor, Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski”- Skopje,
University “ Goce Delchev” Stip, an associated member, Republic of North Macedonia,
popovskiorce@gmail.com
2 MSc, PhD candidate, Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” - Skope, University “Goce Delchev” Stip,
an associated member, Republic of North Macedonia, ljupco.sosolovski@ugd.edu.mk
Before the beginning of the industrial revolution, the climate changes were regarded solely as a natural
phenomenon. From then onwards, anthropogenic activities present an enormous influence over the
climate changes. Numerous studies which were conducted at the beginning of the ‘80s of the last
century, indicate link between environment and security. Studies primarily are related to the research of
the implications of environmental changes on security. Knowledge about the global impact of
environmental changes, such as the reduction of the ozone layer, increased pollution of all
environmental media, the disproportion in population growth and food production, demographic
imbalance, the increased influx of immigrants in developed countries, all show their implications on
security. As a result, the relevant authorities were motivated to make a re-evaluation of the security
dimension, incorporating environmental concerns.
Sustainable Development is one of the most important environmental issues, since it was launched
during the 1992nd Rio de Janeiro’s World Summit. Together with the formulation of Agenda 21, the
Declaration on environment and development, concern on forests, climate changes, bio-diversity, and
desertification, a Commission on Sustainable Development was established as well.
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHALLENGES THAT ARE BEING CREATED
Nenad Taneski1, Sasha Smileski2, Andrej Iliev3
1PhD, Military academy „General Mihailo Apostolski“ – Skopje, nenoreal@yahoo.com
2MSc, Military academy „General Mihailo Apostolski“ – Skopje, ssmileski@gmail.com
3PhD, Military academy „General Mihailo Apostolski“ – Skopje, andrej220578@gmail.com
This study provides a common starting point for understanding and discussing disasters, disaster
management and disaster preparedness as part of every society's mission, and discusses the potential
scope of disaster preparedness measures.
The following text is appropriate for anyone who has general responsibilities for disaster management
and programme implementation. Benefit from reading this study can have non-technical personnel
interested in acquiring a better understanding of disaster preparedness and the strategies and measures
that may be implemented as well. The most essential but difficult part in the management of disaster is
identifying the risk and vulnerabilities of the local communities.
The biggest motivation for this study comes from the two important professional challenges confronting
emergency managers in the coming years. There are the professionalization of emergency management,
involvement in hazard mitigation, involvement in preimpact disaster recovery planning, expansion of the
professional domain and regional collaboration.
One of the most important goals is involving youth in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts. Youth-
serving agencies can help to not only increase youths' awareness of particular hazards, but can also
enhance the chance that they openly discuss how to adequately protect their families and loved ones
and understand how to seek help.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC MONITORING OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE OF GREEK RESEARCHERS
IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Christos Stefanis1, Elpida Giorgi2, Konstantinos Kaletzis3, Athanasios Tselemponis4, Christina Tsigalou5, Evangelia
Nena6, Christos Kontogiorgis7,Yannis Kourkoutas8, Chrysa Voidarou9 , Ekaterini Chatzaki10, Ioannis Dokas11,
Theodoros Konstantinidis12, Eugenia Bezirtzoglou13
1Postdoctoral researcher, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, chris.stefanis@gmail.com.
2PhD candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, elpidagiorgi94@gmail.com
3Special Technical Laboratory Staff, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, kkalenz@med.duth.gr
4Laboratorial and Educational Staff, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, atselemp@med.duth.gr
5Assistant professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, ctsigalo@med.duth.gr
6Associate professor Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, enena@med.duth.gr
7 Assistant professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, ckontogi@med.duth.gr
8Associate professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, ikourkou@mbg.duth.gr
9Associate professor, University of Ioannina, Greece, xvoidarou@uoi.gr
10Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece achatzak@med.duth.gr
11Associate professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, idokas@civil.duth.gr
12Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, tconstan@med.duth.gr
13Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, empezirt@med.duth.gr
This study's goal is to reveal the research performance of Greek scientists in disaster management. In
recent years, bibliographic studies that highlighted the direction and orientation of various scientific
domains have increased. Also, due to their interdisciplinarity, the expansion of scientific fields is only
visible throughout bibliographic indicators and analyses. In the scientific field of disaster management,
there do not seem to be such studies that present the activity of Greek researchers. Through VOSviewer
software, Microsoft Excell and the analysis of bibliometric indicators such as temporal distribution of
publications, research productivity of universities, and financial sources, it was possible to determine the
research frontiers of disaster management and create a bibliographic map. After applying various
combinations, the phrase "disaster management" was used in the Scopus database, with a time range
from 1998 to 2021, language selection English and country: Greece.
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Overall, 352 records were found, with the publicity of records escalating over the last decade. The
primary funding source for disaster management research is the EU. NKUA and AUTH are the most
productive institutes in this research field. Disaster management is a diverse scientific field with over 20
subject areas, such as environmental sciences, ICT, and engineering sciences. The bibliographic keyword
map illustrated four clusters, with pattern analysis focusing on decision-making, risk assessment, disaster
prevention, management, and the human factor. This particular bibliographic analysis demonstrated the
research trends in the management of natural disasters of the Greek research community, the
orientation and the future development of this scientific domain.
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UTILIZATION OF THE VIDEO FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION OF EDUCATORS, TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS IN MATTERS OF CIVIL PROTECTION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECTS
"MY NAME IS TEACHER" AND "PANTOPOULOS TEACHING PROJECT"
Fotis Pantopoulos¹, Ioanna Chalvantzi²
¹PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, Greece,
fpanto@uth.gr
²PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, Greece,
ichalvantzi@yahoo.com
This work aims at the implementation of an educational project using video on Civil Protection issues.
The training by specialists but also by educators trained in the teaching model, concerns educators,
teachers and students. The motivation for the study was the realization that Greek society and education
appear unprepared and without interesting prospects of change of the situation in the critical -based on
the educational philosophy itself and the extreme climatic conditions and other circumstances- issues of
Civil Protection. As citizens and educators we try to tackle the problem by exploiting the potential of new
technologies in order to overcome objective obstacles, but also to introduce new methodologies. For
this, we used sources such as: i) news, which shows the degree/manner of response and the extent of
citizens' ignorance in times of danger, ii) relevant legislation, which often describes vague and/or
conflicting training responsibilities on behalf of stakeholders, iii) Curriculum in the Greek school, iv)
relevant literature regarding video technology in education, v) relevant philosophy for the use of video
as a learning tool by the Teaching Model "PTP". The first results are very encouraging, as we found that
the initial hypothesis for emphasis on know-how and didactics in creating the video without high
technical requirements yields high quality learning outcomes. The novelty of the project is found in the
combination of knowledge about Safety and Prevention as products of long education with the
educational quality and know-how of video as a training tool.
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SnR, SECURITY & RESILIENCE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Marta Burgos González
Project Manager, esdp.eu@escuelasalvamento.org
Abstract: Search and Rescue (SnR) project was launched on 1 July 2020, funded by the European
Commission under the grant agreement 882897. It is dedicated to the development of technologies,
being the ultimate goal to reduce search and rescue times for victims in disaster situations, as well as to
promote a common holistic response framework.
Method: In the SnR research project, ESDP collaborates with companies and other public and private
organisations from countries belonging to the European Union, forming a consortium that aims to
develop technologies that improve: the detection of risks, the collection of data from the disaster area,
the processing and optimisation of the use of these data.
This optimisation in the flow of information, the improvement of communications, the reception of
information from emergency teams in real time, will help first responders to carry out their work in a
more efficient and safer way. The creation of a common, uniform and agile platform and the
development of tools capable of reflecting the situation in the disaster area will increase the quality of
care so that response/search/rescue times can be reduced and lives will be saved. The communication
platforms, the personal location and information gathering from different devices, together with the IT
architecture capable of supporting all these elements will be responsible for the success of this project.
Conclusion: The development of an IT architecture for the collection and circulation of data, the fusion
of different sources in order to créate a common situation analysis and the optimisation of advanced
sensors, systems and procedures to obtain the highest level of disaster response capability, will be the
work to develop under SnR project.
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THE EMERGING ROLE OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Chrysoula Vafeiadaki
Journalist, former UNHCR Senior Management Translator
The communicational dimension of crises and disaster management contains two often underestimated
components: translation and interpreting. State authorities, international organizations, NGOs and other
emergency planners and responders seem not to be fully aware of the fact that multilingual
communication – written and oral – both in the field and in decision-making settings needs not to be
exercised by ad hoc volunteers or non-professionals, especially when universities produce high level
translators and interpreters. Peace communication requires precision in the transmission of messages,
a wide range of knowledge beyond linguistic proficiency, learning of special techniques, neutrality, and
attention to extralinguistic communication. The person who acts as an intermediary between the
transmitter and the receiver of a message should comply with the rules of a code of professional conduct.
In this case, the intermediary should also be trained on crisis management and response, as she/he
influences preparedness, mitigation, and response, while the field is challenging and constantly changing
by uncertain factors imposing an interdisciplinary approach. Such crises may be varying, e.g. political,
social, economic, health, military, diplomatic, environmental, na-tech, cybersecurity, etc. and entirely
depend on geography and time. Thus, taking into consideration examples from recent humanitarian
(refugee/migrant, environmental, etc.) crises, we conclude that there is a need for a legal framework to
define who acts as translator and interpreter when and where during crises and disaster management,
standards of procedures and cooperation between State and academia.
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THE APPLICATION OF SEWER MINING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY OF ATHENS:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND WATER
Nikolaos Tsalas, Georgios Katsouras, Derlere Angeliki, Antonios Lyras, Ioannis Dafnos, Vasiliki Polychniatou,
Stylianos Samios, Efthymios Lytras and Georgios Sachinis
Athens Water and Sewerage Company S.A (E.Y.D.A.P.) – Oropou 156, 11146, Galatsi, Athens, Greece,
ntsal@eydap.gr, gekats@eydap.gr, aderl@eydap.gr, e.aliras@eydap.gr, e.idafnos@eydap.gr,
vpolychniatou@eydap.gr, samios@eydap.gr, lytras@eydap.gr, Sachinis@eydap.gr
This publication presents the sewer mining (SM) unit, that has been operating since 2021 in the Athens
Plant Nursery, in the city of Athens, Greece, within the framework of the European research program
NextGen. The Unit is the result of the cooperation of EYDAP with the Municipality of Athens, NTUA and
Chemitec. EYDAP is also responsible for monitoring the quality of the recovered water, which covers a
part of the irrigation needs of the plants maintained by the Municipality in its facilities, while additionally
in the future it could be used for the enrichment of the underground aquifer. The need for greater
security around water resources, due to risks such as increased water consumption, water scarcity and
climate change, has led to the application of such units. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be a
shortage of water, which will reach up to 40% of global demand, significantly increasing the pressure on
water resources. Sewer Mining technology is based on Sewage Treatment Plants which consist of three
parts: 1. The wastewater recovery from the sewerage network, 2. The treatment of these, using a
membrane bioreactor (MBR) and a UV disinfection unit, 3. The excess sludge treated via a rapid
composting solution. In this work we present the seven months continuous monitoring of the raw
material of the Unit, that treated sewage to recover water. The analysis of the physicochemical and
microbiological parameters, showed that there is compliance with the perimeters of the Greek
legislation enabling the recovered water (average NH4-N = 1.7 mg/lt, BOD5 <10 for 80% of samples) to
be suitable for unlimited irrigation, industrial /urban use and for enrichment of the underground aquifer.
In this way, the principles of the circular economy are outlined, such as the saving of potable water and
the conversion of waste into useful resources.
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ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON WATER RESOURCES:
UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN NIGERIA
Ojo Sola1, *, Henry Mensah2, Eike Albrecht1 and Bachar Ibrahim1.
1Department of Public Law with Reference to the Law of Environment and Planning, Brandenburg Technical
University, Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, Germany; albrecht@b-tu.de (EA); bachar.ibrahim@b-tu.de(B.I.)
2Centre for Settlements Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, 00233, Ghana;
henry.mensah@knust.edu.gh (H.M.)
* Correspondence: Sola.Ojo@b-tu.de; +4915218728383
Climate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given
the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned
institutions' capacity in managing CC impacts in Nigeria. This study explores emerging institutional
barriers of adaptation to CC effects on water resources in Nigeria. The study data were obtained from
in-depth interviews with institutional heads from water resources management and emergency
management and a review of secondary literature from databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and
Web of Science. The results show that inadequate hydrological data management, low awareness on
how to adapt among the public and decision-makers, financial constraints, no political will to pass
important bills into law, and inadequate institutional and legal framework are the main institutional
barriers of adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. The study concludes that it is essential to strengthen
the institutional and legal system, information management mechanism, public awareness, and
participatory water resources management. The implications for further research are presented in the
study.
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WATER LACK AS A SOCIAL RISK AND THREAT TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER
Metodija Dojchinovski1 Biljana Karovska Andonovska2 Nikola Kletnikov3
1Professor, Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski", Republic of North Macedonia,
metodija.dojcinovski@ugd.edu.mk
2Professor, Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski", Republic of North Macedonia,
biljana.karovska@ugd.edu.mk
3MSc. Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski", Republic of North Macedonia,
nikola.kletnikov@ugd.edu.mk
Water problems and challenges are a warning that disasters can be caused by climate change but also
because of human activities in relation to global warming.
The purpose of this paper is to point out the important aspects of creating opportunities for social risk
and threat to social development because of water scarcity and asymmetrical development and
management of water capacity. At the same time, the research will identify social problems, from which
water can lead to disruption of national security.
The research problem is motivated by the right of existence and safe life, not only in its environment,
and in its country, but also on a regional level.
The research will be done using analysis of documents, statistical data and descriptive approach, which
will lead to empirical results for the etiological and phenomenological characteristics of water problems,
as well as estimates, analyzes and studies, in order to project water challenges by 2040.
The research sample will show how water as a social risk and threat affects the situation of the Republic
of North Macedonia within the international statistics regarding the use and use of water as a natural
and necessary resource.
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PROTECTION OF WINES FROM HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS
Fragkiskos Papageorgiou1, Michail Chalaris2, Athanasios C. Mitropoulos3, George Z. Kyzas4
1.MPhil, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, g.savvopoulos@gmail.com
2.Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, mchalaris@chem.ihu.gr
3.Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, amitrop@chem.ihu.gr
4.Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, kyzas@chem.ihu.gr
Pollution of the planet has gone beyond all bounds. One of these aspects is the burden on the
environment with heavy metals. The main problem of heavy metals is the fact that they accumulate in
the environment with negative consequences for it. In this work, we deal with the removal of copper
and iron ions from wine. Wine is in our daily life and during its production chain his technological interest
is located in the removal of excess copper and iron. Today, we do not use activated carbon to remove
these two heavy metals, but alternative chemical methods. In the present work to remove these two
metals, we study the use of activated carbon derived from potato peel (AC-Pot) in one case and the use
of activated carbon derived from banana peel (AC-Ban) in the second case. According to the experimental
data, the activated carbon derived from potato peels, when applied to white wines in a quantity of 1
kg/tn, has impressive results in reducing the content of iron and copper. But the same cannot be said of
rosé and red wines. The redder the wine or the richer in phenolic compounds, the lower the activity of
activated carbon derived from potato peels in reducing iron and copper. In order to have iron turbidity,
the content of iron in the wine must be greater than 12 mg/L and of course there must be contact of the
wine with oxygen. In the case of copper, turbidity is only found in white wines if we have a concentration
greater than 0.5 mg/L and a reducing environment. In wines that are rich in tannins (phenolic
components) due to their antioxidant action, we have natural protection against iron turbidity and so
except in rare cases there is no need to remove iron from rosé and red wines. Based on these data, we
consider that the activated carbon derived from potato peels is an ideal material for the removal of these
two metals in white wine, which is essentially the wine that has a technological interest in their removal.
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THE CASE OF MICROPLASTICS POLLUTION IN KAVALA PORT, GREECE
Georgios Savvopoulos1, Anna Thysiadou2, Athanasios C. Mitropoulos3, George Z. Kyzas4
1.MPhil, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, g.savvopoulos@gmail.com
Kavala Port Authority S.A., 65403 Kavala, Greece, thysiadou@hormail.com
2.Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, amitrop@chem.ihu.gr
3.Professor, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, kyzas@chem.ihu.gr
Plastics have an essential role in everyday life, but despite that, they pose a potential health risk for both
humans and the environment. Plastics in dimensions of less than 5 mm are named microplastics (MPs),
which can be deliberately added to products (e.g., cosmetics) or can be formed when plastics of a larger
size break down (e.g., from plastic litter in the seas). Microplastics originate from various polymer-based
materials. Once released in the marine environment, high-density plastics (e.g., polyester) tend to settle
and accumulate in the sediment, while low-density microplastics (e.g., polyethylene) float on the sea
surface. Since MPs are not naturally removed from the marine environment, they can be ingested by
aquatic biota. MPs can aid the delivery of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are added during
manufacturing or adsorbed and concentrated from the surrounding seawater. As a result, MPs laden
with high levels of POPs can be transferred via the food chain. This study confirms microplastics are
present in abundance in the water and microplastics in sediment samples in the Port of Kavala (Eastern
Macedonia and Thrace region). Microplastics were detected in all samples under investigation. Given the
operational dredging that occurs within the Port of Kavala, and the subsequent dumping of sediment at
an offshore disposal site, this finding is of concern and indicates that remediation of sediments before
disposal might be required in future. Results indicated a widespread occurrence of microplastics in both
environmental compartments, in agreement with previous studies, with varying concentrations
according to locations within the port. Sites with higher particle concentrations were largely sites that
have already been highlighted as macroplastic conduits. As preventing macroplastics is simpler then
preventing meso- and microplastics, this is a good result and aids mitigation within ports.
Acknowledgement: This work was funded by the project of Kavala Port S.A. “Assessment and measures
of microplastics pollution in the marine environment of Kavala region” (acronym: MICROPLAKA; project
code: 30344).
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THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES ON GLOBAL AGENDAS
Gislaine dos Santos¹, Jordan Henrique de Souza², Marcela Martins Carrara³, Rafaela de Mauro Tortorelli4
¹Professor, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil, gislaine.santos@engenharia.ufjf.br
² Professor, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil, jordan.souza@engenharia.ufjf.br
³ Student, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil, marcela.carrara@engenharia.ufjf.br
4 Student, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil, rafaela.tortorelli@engenharia.ufjf.br
Despite all the global agendas for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), integrated implementation is not
coherent among local realities, mainly due to the need to train public agents on the subject.
In 2020, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched the “Making Cities
Resilient MCR2030” Initiative to mobilize local managers in meeting international regulatory agendas
and frameworks related to urban resilience and disaster risk reduction. (DRR).
In this context, the articulated activities between the Public University, the MCR2030 Initiative and local
governments, demonstrate the aim of strengthening the capacity of local managers to develop strategies
and plans to increase resilience, from the application of tools and methodologies aligned with the
MCR2030 Initiative.
Finally, the objective is to present the results of the two editions of the online course “Making Resilient
Cities - MCR2030”, implemented in the Portuguese-Brazilian language by a public university in
partnership with the MCR2030 Initiative. The two editions had 147 Brazilian cities and 26 foreign cities
and 86.5% of the course participants were public workers.
In this perspective, the quantitative and qualitative analyzes of the performance and knowledge of the
course participants confirmed the relevance of the actions that make possible the democratization of
information from major global agendas to the local level. In addition, the editions of the courses made it
possible to publicize the MCR2030, boosting new enrollments from cities as well as mobilizing managers
to develop actions based on the Tools aimed at the elaboration of the Local Resilience Plan.
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THE COMBUSTION HEAT OF FOREST FIRES IN RELATION TO THE DIFFICULTY OF
SUPPRESSING THEM AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL
Dr Iliopoulos Nikolaos
Greek Fire Service
An important goal of this study was how meteorological factors (wind and relative humidity) as well as
the type and moisture content of the fuel, affect the combustion heat of a fire in a study area and
consequently the fire hazard and the difficulty of extinguishing. Also, whether and how the description
of spread of a forest fire at an operational level can be achieved, as well as the effect of forest firefighting
forces, if the weather, topography and vegetation factors are known. The study area is the region of
Attica, in Greece and especially the region of eastern Attica. The FARSITE (Fire Area Simulator) fire
simulator was used. Specifically, it was confirmed that the intensity of the wind significantly affects the
difficulty of extinguishing as it directly affects the speed of the fire. In the study area, for wind speeds of
70 Km/h (8 Bf), the possible fires, will develop into mega-fires in the first 30 minutes of their onset and
the use of air means is imperative. With the intervention of a firebreak instead, the fires that will break
out, in the first 30 minutes will be of medium difficulty and the use of machinery and vehicles is
imperative. In summary, the above conclusions can be the first step towards systematization in
immediate decision making and a valuable information tool at the operational level.
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CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
George Tsatsoulas
MSc Human Resources Management, MBA Crisis Management, Security Management in Situational Prevention
Multinational Training Center for Peace Support Operations, Adult Instructor in Security Issues Ministry of
Education.
Climate change is contributing to the increase in frequent and severe extreme weather events, such as
storms, droughts, heat waves and forest fires. There are very strong differences in these phenomena,
while some parts of the world are affected more than others. The basic principle of tackling climate
change is to manage risk (or risk) through the implementation of preparedness and response measures.
It includes prevention, mitigation to an acceptable level or adaptation to climate change, preparedness
for economic crises and pressures, and social development. Training and capacity building at all levels
increase awareness, knowledge and skills that contribute to sustainability, intelligence and resilience.
Dealing with security and protection aims to respect the right to privacy and public protection, as well as
to prevent and manage risk in the city. If climate change cannot be reversed, we can at least mitigate its
effects and adapt to its consequences.
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PROJECT OF NATIONAL HAIL PREVENTION SYSTEM IN GREECE
Lara Roerich1, Dr. Sergey Kolpidi1
1Grosvenor Greece, a@grosvenor.gr
Hail is a big problem for Greece, causing a lot of financial damages and a politically and socially important
problem – growing every year due to global climate change. Hailstorms and other related weather
effects, bring substantial damage to the Greek land, property, crops and livestock, which has a serious
effect on the livelihoods of Greek farmers and citizens leading to significant compensation payouts by
the Greek state.
HPaaS is a qualifying project of the Green Greece initiative, and with an up to 95% efficiency of protection
against hail, in practical terms – there will be no hail and represents the only available and viable solution.
For the HPaaS service there is a single annual price per hectare covered that includes everything,
encompassing consumables like the cost of fuel and of the anti-hail rockets, with no hidden or additional
costs. The minimum area that can be contracted to be covered is a million hectares, and the discount
pricing is as follows for larger areas:
up to 1.5 million hectares up to 10 million hectares
35 € / ha + VAT if applicable 18 € / ha + VAT if applicable
up to 2 million hectares up to 25 million hectares
33 € / ha + VAT if applicable 17.5 € / ha + VAT if applicable
up to 3.5 million hectares up to 50 million hectares
29 € / ha + VAT if applicable 17 € / ha + VAT if applicable
up to 5 million hectares above 50 million hectares
24 € / ha + VAT if applicable 16.5 € / ha + VAT if applicable
Assuming entire land of Greece is 13.1957 million hectares, and according to the country fact sheet of
OECD on Greek land use, 39% of land is land used in agriculture, the equivalent of 5.146323 million of
hectares is land that requires the HPaaS service. This results in the total annual price of coverage for
Greece at 92.633814 million €. The Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization paid damages over 250
million € in 2020 for various items including primarily due to hail and hail related damages, and is on
track to pay more in 2021 (estimated up to 40% more), while hail is estimated to cause in Greece annual
damages in excess of several hundred million if you include the effects of 1) lower quality produce, 2)
damage to flora and fauna, 3) damage to farm infrastructure including damage to electricity and
telecommunication lines, 4) damage and costs to restore perennial plantings, and many other various
damages, for instance like damage to roofs, cars and people.
Therefore, for the Greek state, the HPaaS service represent good value for money. Furthermore, there
is no need by the Greek state to pay the entire cost of the HPaaS service upfront, with exception to the
standard (one-time) 30% upfront annual payment on contract signing, and can pay the rest in monthly
payments, allowing the state to stop paying if the service delivery is unsatisfactory, representing a low-
risk financial model and allowing for accountability of the service provider – Grosvenor PC. There is also
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no capital expenditure by the Greek state, all such costs including insurance, maintenance and repair
burden exclusively the service provider.
In comparison to the reagent spraying aircraft model trialed in Greece, it is important to note the
substantial economic savings in fuel and many other costs by removing the need to fly these expensive
and mostly ineffective aircraft, not mention the health benefits. The benefit of using solely drones in
HPaaS, an enhancement to the ground rocket launch model, allows to dispense with the high costs of
securing locations and ammunitions on the ground and in transport (it is one thing to have 5 locations,
and another to have 200).
The objective problem of hail, and its perception as a grave problem is so widespread in Greece, that it
is prudent to state that presenting and implementing a no-risk technology like HPaaS to effectively
completely solve this issue, can yield substantial political capital up to being responsible for winning
elections. HPaaS is simple, there is no complicated infrastructure, it’s simply buying a solution, a solution
that has a defined start date, with no building and complicated delivery timelines required. It is also a
very healthy solution – no waste or unnecessary dispersion of chemicals, and a very safe solution since
drones have no crew.
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APPLICATION OF RESILIENCE FRAMEWORK TO COVID-19: RE-FRAMING OUR WORK
Rustico “Rusty” Biñas
Freelance Consultant on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building
“We are all in this together but with differential disaster risk.”
Many would say that resilience is just a convenient buzz word used by development and humanitarian
workers. But resilience is a framework and a tool determining the degree of risk. It describes measures
to increase capacities and reduce hazard impact on people and element at risk to avert disaster.
“Disaster Risk Analysis” is a systematic process of consolidating the findings on a hazard, vulnerability,
and capacity assessments to determine the risk levels for various elements at risk which are person,
livelihood, infrastructures, ecosystem services, etc. The analysis contributes to the community’s
awareness of potential COVID-19 risks for each element at risk and enables the community to define
community action to reduce disaster risk. The “Resilience Framework” helps in understanding the
interrelatedness of the capacities and guides the risk assessment. It is an essential precursor to decision-
making in COVID-19 risk reduction, as well as the formulation of development policies, strategies, plans
(development and contingency), programs, and projects.
Resilience is hazard-specific!
Resilience is people and element at risk specific!
Resilience is space-specific!
Resilience is time-specific!
Resilience requires specific attention which can be realized by the application of the “Resilience
Framework”!
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RISK ANALYSIS OF A BIOLOGICAL DISASTER IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Chih-Long Pan1 and Jet-Chau Wen2,3
1Assistant Professor, Bachelor Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Future, National Yunlin University
of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, R. O. C., pancl@yuntech.edu.tw
2Department and Graduate School of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University
of Science and Technology
3Research Center for Soil & Water Resources and Natural Disaster Prevention (SWAN), National Yunlin University
of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, R. O. C., wenjc@yuntech.edu.tw
The purpose of this research is to find a reliable risk analysis for the biological disaster in the COVID-19
pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the SARS-CoV-2 infection was
recognized as a pandemic in March 2020. This information initiated all the public health and emergency
medical service strategies to contain transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic globally. Based on the WHO
COVID-19 dashboard on 25 January 2022, 352,796,704 reported confirmed cases, including 5,600,434
deaths. As of 24 January 2022, a total of 9,620,105,525 vaccine doses have been administered. The
COVID-19 vaccines had been extensively inoculated, yet some countries have not seen the full effects of
the vaccine on the epidemic. Therefore, the biological disaster risk analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic
should be emphasized to construct a comprehensive pandemic prevention system.
As the quantitative definition of “Disaster Risk” is equal to the product of “Hazzard,” “Vulnerability,” and
“Exposure.” In order to evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic risk, mortality can signify the meaning of
“Hazzard” due to the vital damage of human life by the pandemic. “Vulnerability” is related to infection
rate, basic reproduction number (R0), percentage of people older than 65 years, occupation rate of
hospital beds, non-inoculation index. The population density will represent the significance of
“Exposure.” All the parameters will be treated with the Z-score conversions to standardize the COVID-19
pandemic risk.
When such analyses detect the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government can take some
appropriate actions to reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infected population.
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PROCESSES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC EXCLUSION IN COVID-19 INFECTION DURING
LOCKDOWN. THE MADRID CASE STUDY
Victor Pérez Segura1, Raquel Caro Carretero2
1University Institute of Studies on Migrations, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
2Industrial Organization Department, ICAI-School of Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
The objective of the research is to determine whether generalized lockdown, as a strategy to contain the
contagion, has brought homogeneous health benefits among the entire population or whether, on the
contrary, the measure has had a differential effect depending on the socioeconomic status of the
territory. For this purpose, the relationship between certain sociodemographic indicators and the
evolution of the outbreak has been studied by applying latent growth models. This is an ecological study
whose units of analysis are the total number of basic health zones that make up the city of Madrid (N =
134). The results of the growth models have shown that both education and age are significant predictors
of contagion. With regard to education, it was found that the lower the educational level of the
neighborhood, the higher the incidence of COVID-19 cases in the area. With respect to age, the older the
area, the higher the incidence. Furthermore, it has also been noticed that both variables sustain a
significant interaction with the time variable, which means that the association becomes stronger as the
period of lockdown progresses. The results of the research show that generalized lockdown has reported
differential effects depending on the socioeconomic status of the territory. These findings are key
evidence for the rethinking of the strategic repertoire against pandemic outbreaks, towards new, more
precise measures that obtain more efficient and equitable results.
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DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT OF LAND SUBSIDENCE AREAS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE:
THE CASE OF CHOUSHUI ALLUVIAL FAN
Rong-Yu Chen1, Hong-Ru Lin1, Jet-Chau Wen3,4
1Graduate School of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology, 123, Section 3, University Road, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
2Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology,
123, Section 3, University Road, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan,
3Department and Graduate School of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of
Science and Technology, 123, Section 3, University Road, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
4Research Center for Soil and Water Resources and Natural Disaster Prevention (SWAN), National Yunlin
University of Science and Technology, 123, Section 3, University Road, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan(R.O.C.)
For a long time since the industrial revolution, humans have burned enormous amounts of fossil fuels,
causing an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, leading to global
warming after a long period of accumulation. In addition, changes in atmospheric gas concentrations
cause changes in rainfall patterns. As a result, climate change increases the frequency of extreme climate
events, such as heavy rains, droughts, and forest fires. In recent years, many abnormal climate events
have occurred in Taiwan, including the massive flooding caused by typhoon Fanapi (6-hour cumulative
rainfall over 600 mm) in 2010 and the most extensive drought in Taiwan in 2021, both of which caused
enormous damage. Many studies have been conducted to assess the risk of abnormal rainfall and drought
events, but few studies have been conducted on land subsidence. Therefore, in this study, the land
subsidence area of the Choushui alluvial fan was used as the study area, the hazard and vulnerability
factors that may affect the area were collected and analyzed. The risk assessment method was
established by combining the hazard and vulnerability factors in a risk matrix approach to investigate the
disaster risk of the study area when the stratigraphic subsidence area was exposed to an abnormal rainfall
event. The above findings can help government agencies to develop area-specific disaster prevention
strategies and contingency, enhancing disaster response capabilities in the future.
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DOES TEMPORAL ENHANCEMENT IN ACCUMULATED STRAIN CONSEQUENT TO LUNAR
ALIGNMENT IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE ACCOUNT FOR RECENT SERIES OF TREMORS AT
NCR DELHI
Umesh Prasad Verma1 Dr Shatrughan Singh2 Dr Madhurendra Nath Sinha3Alok Nath Sinha 4
1.PhD Scholar ,COAST Amity University Jaipur Rajasthan, India,
Member State Innovative Council , Govt of Bihar ,E-mail up_mth@yahoo.com
2.Director PhD ,COAST Amity University Jaipur,Rajasthan India,
E-mail: drssigh@jpr.amity .edu
3.Retd Professor ,PG HeadOf geology Department Patna University Patna,
Bihar, India. Email:mnsinha @gmail.com
4.GIS Specialist and Executive in Calgary Oilfield Company, Canada
Email: ansinha@gmail.com
In one month of June 13-14’2020 series of tremors were observed at NCR Delhi with apprehension of
major shock. Doubt of facts is eliminated on the basis of temporal rise in gravitational potential energy
and its estimated distribution of energy equivalent to subsequent tremors . Enhancement in
accumulated strain turns stress generation Indo Australian –Cino Tibetan destructive plate boundary
and subsequently release in energy by intermittent drop in form of tremors is observed.The seismic
events are accounted as lunar alignment with Sun and earth in western hemisphere seven days prior
events. Mechanism and theory behind is exhibited by Mathematical modeling and support of Rock
mechanics. Newtonian Gravitational law plus Stokes Viscosity concept permitting mantle -Crust interface
preparing simultaneous scenario of middle size Shocks at Japan and Taiwan 5.6Mand 6.1 M respectively
on 13-14June as per expectation.
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EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS: A REVIEW WITH APPLICATIONS IN GREECE
Charilaos A. Maniatakis1,a,b, Athanasia E. Zacharenaki2,b, Christos Moraitis3, Georgios E. Stavroulakis4,a
1 PhD, Civil Engineer, Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Hersonissos Municipality, Crete, Greece,
chamaniatakis@gmail.com
2 PhD, Civil Engineer, Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Minoa Pediada, Crete,Greece,
azacharen@gmail.com
3 Municipal Police, Thessaloniki, MSc, Ιnternational Hellenic University, Greece, chrismoraites@gmail.com
4Professor, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Greece,
gestavr@dpem.tuc.gr
aAdj. Professor, International Hellenic University & Fire Brigade of Greece, Interdisciplinary Postgraduate
Program "Analysis and Management of Anthropogenic and Natural Disasters”
bResearch Associate, Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Catastrophic earthquakes have always been a major threat affecting the world’s population and
economy with the most disastrous consequences in urban areas. In order to tackle this fact, scientists
from the mid 19th century showed interest in finding ways to inform about a forecoming earthquake
event but only after 1960 did it find application with the evolution of technology. As a result of this effort
came the development of the Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) as a new method for seismic risk
mitigation. This system has evolved to detect earthquake parameters such as hypocenter, magnitude
and time while disseminating alarm signals to the sites affected by the earthquake for societies to take
the necessary actions. Its function is based to the fact that information travels faster than seismic waves
and that s-waves travel faster than p-waves in an earthquake signal. Nowadays, EEWS are operational in
several countries among which Mexico and Japan while action has been taken to be used in more
countries. EEWS are becoming a significant tool for the reduction of seismic risk, despite its current
restrictions, preventing loss of human lives and resources reducing the economic loss. In this paper EEWS
are discussed and their application in Greece is presented to give an insight to state-of-the-art. Basic
methodology, cost of operation and reliability limitations are examined while a possible improvement of
their efficiency with the use of artificial intelligence and neural networks is discussed.
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PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC RISK ANALYSIS OF URBAN ROAD NETWORKS IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
Dimitris Sotiriadis1, Nikolaos Klimis2, Basil Margaris3, Isavela Koutsoupaki4, Eleni Petala5, Ioannis Dokas6
1.Post-doctoral Researcher, Democritus University of Thrace, dsotiria@civil.duth.gr
2.Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, nklimis@civil.duth.gr
3.Researcher A, Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, margaris@itsak.gr
4.PhD candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, ekoutsou@civil.duth.gr
5.Post-doctoral Researcher, Democritus University of Thrace, epetala@civil.duth.gr
6.Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, idokas@civil.duth.gr
Τhe natural ground relief in mountainous areas is usually modified, by creating cuts and embankments
in order to facilitate the construction of roads.
Risk is defined as the convolution between exposure, hazard and vulnerability of assets. The purpose of
this study is the assessment of seismic risk of road networks in mountainous areas in Northern Greece.
Vulnerability is defined in terms of fragility curves, which express the probability that a structure will
reach a damage state with respect to the intensity of the considered hazard. Risk assessment is
performed along a vertical road axis connecting the city of Komotini and the Hellenic-Bulgarian borders
(Fig. 1). Fragility curves are developed for cuts, using material properties probabilistically defined for
relevant geologic formations, incorporating the infinite slope sliding model (Fig. 2, 3). The sliding safety
factor (Fs) and permanent ground deformations (PGD) are considered as damage indices and specific
thresholds are assigned to express multiple damage states (Table 1). The verification of the proposed
fragility curves is made against local slope instability analyses for static loading conditions (Table 2).
Stabilization measures, implemented on specific cuts after the initial construction, further verify the
fragility curves (Fig. 4).
Combining the probabilistic seismic hazard, fragility and exposure input, probabilistic seismic damage
distributions for 10, 50 and 100 years are derived (Fig. 5). Results indicate the low probability of
significant traffic disturbance due to earthquake for a 10-year period. For longer time periods significant
traffic disturbance is likely to occur.
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Figure 1: Vertical Road axis under study.
The relevant geologic formation codes
are depicted whereas the white dots
indicate the cut slopes for which seismic
risk has been undertaken.
Figure 2: Derivation of fragility curves for cut slopes. a) Definition of geologic formation
material properties, b) implementation of infinite slope sliding model for Monte Carlo
simulations, d) Example of fragility curves for various damage states
Table 1: Definition of damage states due to ground shaking.
Damage
state
Min PGD
(cm)
Max PGD
(cm)
Mean PGD
(cm)
Road serviceability
Slight
-
-
-
Defined for Fs≤1.0, open road
Minor
2.0
8.0
5.0
Open, reduced speed limits or partially
closed roads
Moderate
8.0
22.0
15.0
Closed or partially closed road
Extensive
22.0
58.0
40.0
Closed road
Table 2: Verification of proposed fragility curves through site-specific slope stability analyses
Cut slope
Geologic Formation
Slope angle (°)
FSlocal
P(FS<1)
P(FS<1.25)
Ο5
Ab,mr2
45
0.992
0.6
Ο14-Ο15
Ab,mr2
45
0.97
0.7
Ο16
Ab,mr2
56
1.122
0.87
0.93
Ο21Α
Ab,mr2
63
0.83
0.87
Ο21Β
Ab,mr2
63
1.22
0.87
0.93
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Ο32
Ip.gn
63
1.01
0.58
0.71
Figure 3: Fragility curves developed for various damage states and relevant geologic formations (solid line: Ip.gn, dashed line:
Ab,mr2).
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Figure 4: Examples of stabilizations measures taken for some the cut-slopes considered, after the initial construction, verifying the
calculation of Fs from local analyses (Fs<1), as well as, the proposed fragility curves under static loading conditions
(a) (b) (c)
Figure 5: Probabilistic seismic damage distribution for cut slopes for investigation time of a) 10, b) 50 and c) 100 years
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A METHODOLOGY FOR TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD DESIGN CONSISTENT WITH THE
ASEISMIC DESIGN CODES
Charilaos A. Maniatakis1,a,b, Athanasia E. Zacharenaki2,b, Georgios E. Stavroulakis3,a
1 PhD, Civil Engineer, Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Hersonissos Municipality, Crete, Greece,
chamaniatakis@gmail.com
2 PhD, Civil Engineer, Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Minoa Pediada, Crete,Greece,
azacharen@gmail.com
3Professor, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Greece,
gestavr@dpem.tuc.gr
aAdj. Professor, International Hellenic University & Fire Brigade of Greece, Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program
"Analysis and Management of Anthropogenic and Natural Disasters”
bResearch Associate, Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Usually during the first hours after a major earthquake event, temporary scaffolding arrangements are
placed to buildings that are heavily damaged in order: (i) to allow rescue teams to work safely; (ii) to
avoid partial or total collapse of the structure until permanent retrofit measures are applied.
Common methods of shoring and temporary retaining structures include the placement and
interconnection of timber and steel scaffolds and cross sections that are properly wedged to the main
bearing structure; however, these measures are rapidly implemented within a limited timeframe,
following a rather empirical procedure based on previous experience. Also, there is a lack of a more
rational assessment of their effectiveness, especially regarding their lateral load bearing capacity.
Recent seismic sequences have shown that significant damages and even collapses can be caused by
aftershocks in buildings that were inappropriately supported after the first damaging earthquake event.
This extensive damage may have been avoided if a suitable temporary shoring scheme had been applied.
In this paper a methodology for a concise design of temporary scaffolds is presented for seismic prone
areas. The major concept of the design is to provide the scaffold the structural integrity to reliably
undertake the seismic loads of a possible aftershock. The importance of contact mechanics is addressed
to model the connection between the shoring elements and the main bearing structure. The
methodology might be useful also for a more rational implementation of scaffolding at archaeological
sites where propping often remain for a significant period of time.
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DAMAGE DETECTION IN FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIMENS THROUGH THE
APPLICATION OF A NOVEL STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
Naoum Maria1, Sapidis George2, Papadopoulos Nikolaos3 and Chalioris Constantin4
1 PhD, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, mnaoum@civil.duth.gr
2 PhD Candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, gsapidis@civil.duth.gr
3 PhD Candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, papanikoss3@yahoo.gr
4 Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, chaliori@civil.duth.gr
Nowadays, due to the deterioration in existing structures, there is an extended need for precocious
damage detection in reinforced concrete structures. Real-time applications of Structural Health
Monitoring (SHM) via piezoelectric sensors are up to this task.
The present study presents Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) prismatic specimens subjected
to four-point bending with dimensions 150×150×450(mm). Prisms are subjected to repeatable loading
(loading, unloading, reloading, etc.) using three different load levels which correspond to 25%, 40% and
70% of maximum flexural strength. Then, specimens reload until their consumption of load-carrying
capacity and fracture from pure bending in the mid-span.
Figure. Specimen and test setup
The real-time evaluation of the structural integrity of the examined structural member was carried out
via the Electromechanical Impedance (EMI) method on an array of Piezoelectric lead Zirconate Titanate
(PZT) transducers that have been epoxy bonded to the surface of the SFRC specimens in locations shown
in Figure. The purpose of the EMI method is to correlate the frequency response changes of the attached
PZT transducers with the crack propagation and the formation of damage.
150 mm
150 mm
450 mm
SL SR
FCL
FTL FTM
BL BR
150 mm
100mm 100mm
150 mm
30mm
30mm
FCR
FTR
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Test results of this study indicate strong potential in precocious identification of damage in SFRS
specimens. Simultaneously, a crucial observation for the prompt damage diagnosis prior catastrophic
failure is the strategic positioning of PZT transducers in the specimen surface in order to secure their
structural resilience.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RISK MITIGATION OF GEOHAZARDS USING NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, EXAMPLES FROM GREECE
Charalampos Saroglou
Researcher, Vol. Geotechnics, Foundation Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens,
saroglou@central.ntua.gr
The lecture will present how new technologies can be effectively used for the reconnaissance,
assessment and mitigation of geohazards, mainly related to slope instabilities. A resilience management
framework, consisting of 4 stages (monitor – predict – respond – recover) will be discussed. The use of
new technologies, in combination with traditional field reconnaissance provides a very effective method
for identifying the actual risk areas affecting infrastructure works. It also further enables the assessment
of slope stability conditions considering different triggering scenarios (rainfall, earthquake etc).
UAV-enabled mapping has been recently used in case studies in Greece for the early impact assessment
and study of slope instabilities. The cases that will be presented are mainly landslides and rockfalls
impacting highways, sea canals and touristic coastal areas.
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THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TECTONICS AND VOLCANISM IN SANTORINI
Paraskevi Nomikou2, Tim Druitt2, Steffen Kutterolf3, Christian Hubscher4, Dimitris Papanikolaou1
1 Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece,
evinom@geol.uoa.gr, dpapan@geol.uoa.gr
2 CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand,
France, tim.druitt@uca.fr
3 GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany, skutterolf@geomar.de
4University of Hamburg, Institute of Geophysics, Bundesstrasse 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany,
christian.huebscher@uni-hamburg.de
The relationships between tectonics and volcanism are fundamental questions in modern Earth Sciences.
How do volcanoes react to external forcings, how sensitive are these interactions, and what are the
feedbacks? The Christianna-Santorini-Kolumbo (CSK) volcanotectonic line in the Southern Aegean Sea
(Greece) is an excellent natural laboratory for the study of these questions, lying as it does in a 100-km-
long, 45-km-wide rift zone that cuts across the Hellenic Volcanic arc. The line hosts volcanic centres
including the extinct Christianna Volcano, Santorini caldera with its intracaldera Kameni Volcano,
Kolumbo seamount, and 25 other submarine cones of the Kolumbo chain. It is one of the most important
volcanic fields in Europe, having produced more than 100 explosive eruptions in the last 400,000 years,
the mass flows from which have poured into the surrounding submarine basins. During the IODP
Expeditions 398: Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field, drilling the fills of these basins will enable access to a
complete record of the sedimentary, environment, tectonic and volcanic evolution of the CSK line since
the Pliocene, enabling high-resolution reconstruction of the evolution of the rift and its volcanoes.
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AN AGENT-BASED METHODOLOGY ON HOW WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL
HERITAGE MONUMENTS CAN BE PROTECTED FROM RISKS
Kalliopi Kravari, Elena Samourkasidou
ASSIST Lab (Analysis and Management of Natural Disasters and Technological Risks) International Hellenic
University, Greece, kkravari@ihu.gr, e.samourkasidou@gmail.com
Natural and man-made disasters lead to hundreds of casualties and significant catastrophic
consequences, affecting world Cultural and Natural heritage sites. Many of these Monuments are at risk
due to even moderate Natural or man-made hazards, given the structural vulnerability created over the
course of their hundreds or even millennia of existence. Unfortunately, in recent decades the number of
disastrous natural phenomena has increased, such as floods, fires, earthquakes and others, causing both
social and economic problems and adverse effects on heritage. Therefore, local, national and regional
networks, as well as national bodies and academic institutions in order to optimally protect heritage in
emergencies merge their efforts. To this end, novel approaches that could assist on protecting them is
undoubtedly imperative. The current work presents part of INBO, a methodology that brings together
artificial intelligence, risk assessment techniques and even stakeholders. More specifically, the article
clarifies the added value of the approach focusing on the intelligent agent technology that acts a virtual
alter ego of our world without the limitations of the human factor. The aim of INBO methodology is to
improve the way in which first responders and monument managers, even visitors, react to and handle
risky or emergency situations. INBO enables the right prognosis along with smart decisions that will help
prevent potential damage to the heritage without human loses. Hence, the proposed smart awareness
and management solution, based on accurate information and the right knowledge, will be able to
automatically make or propose the right actions and decisions.
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CREATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING POSSIBLE FLOOD PRONE
AREAS BY USING HEC HMS AND HEC RAS SOFTWARE PACKAGES. THE CASE OF
XIROPOTAMOS WATERSHED IN DRAMA, GREECE
Sofia Lalikidou1, Apostolos Vasileiou2, Panagiotis Angelidis3, Eirini Efraimidou4, Christos Akratos5, Michail
Spiliotis6, Fotios Maris7, Ioannis Dokas8
1.PhD Candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, slalikid@civil.duth.gr
2.Postdoctoral researcher, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, apovassi@gmail.com
3.Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, pangelid@civil.duth.gr
4.PhD Candidate, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, eefraimi@civil.duth.gr
5.Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, cakratos@civil.duth.gr
6.Assistant Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, mspiliot@civil.duth.gr
7.Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, fmaris@civil.duth.gr
8.Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, idokas@civil.duth.gr
Floods are considered one of the natural disasters and due to the proven climate change, they are
considered as one of the most important threats. They affect the largest number of people compared to
other natural disaster, jeopardizing human lives, properties and infrastructures. For that reason, there
should be plans for their management and treatment. The key for the development of the plans and the
goal of the paper is the creation of maps of possible flood prone areas in the study area which is
Xiropotamos - Drama, by using a two-dimensional hydraulic model ensuring optimal results. The
followed procedure is hydrological and hydraulic simulations by using HEC HMS and HEC RAS software
packages. Moreover, the Object Based Image Analysis method of remote sensing with the usage of
Trimble eCognition software was used to determine land uses. The analysis of the hydrographs shows
that the maximum flow for a return period of 50 years is 386.3 m3 / sec while for 100 years is 499 m3 /
sec. From the hydraulic simulation for the return period of 50 years, the water height is 4.66m while for
the return period of 100 years, it is 5.87m. The results of the paper are preliminary elements of the
research program KEDIAK (Risk and Resilience Assessment Center), and relate to the development of risk
models and quantification of flood risk, for the Region of Eastern Macedonia - Thrace.
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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN WUI – WII IMPLEMENTING BAYESIAN NETWORKS TO INFER
FIRE SPREAD PROBABILITIES
Juan Luis Gómez1, Mario Castro2, Alexis Cantizano3
1PhD. Student, Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT), Universidad Pontificia Comillas. E28015, Madrid,
Spain. jgomezg@comillas.edu
2Associate Professor, Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT), Universidad Pontificia Comillas. E28015,
Madrid, Spain. marioc@comillas.edu
3Associate Professor, Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT), Universidad Pontificia Comillas. E28015,
Madrid, Spain. alexis.cantizano@comillas.edu
The current state of development achieved in our society parallels our impact on the environment. Even
though natural disasters have shaped human history, anthropogenic processes also catalyze large-scale
disasters, being climate change a paradigmatic example: droughts and high temperatures trigger
wildfires beyond what is acceptable to be environmentally sustainable. Unprecedented levels of
industrialization and urbanization in history foster wildfire menace. Wildfire-Urban Interfaces (WUI) and
Wildfire-Industrial Interfaces (WII) are relevants domains of wildfire impact, demanding efforts in all the
aspects of the disaster management cycle to build resilience.
In this scenario, fire modelling tools help assessing risks in those interfaces. Fire spread is a complex
physical phenomenon. To that aim, WUI-WII fire spread models need to be physically sound and scalable
to geographically extended areas, which demands alternative computational approaches to comprise
every possible fire exposure risk.
Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBN) are a promising tool to infer fire spread probabilities, which depend
on the landscape, wind, fuel constituents and weather variables. Our work explores novel efficient ways
of interpreting fire spread as marginalizing node probabilities from network topologies representing
geographical scenarios. DBN General-purpose commercial libraries are available, but they are not
designed explicitly for modelling spatio-temporal physical problems. This limits their applicability to
dynamical parameter updating or their impossibility to infer the main underlying physical parameters.
To that aim, we propose a framework that will ultimately help to develop new open-source codes that
may contribute to the field in future research.
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MULTI-SOURCE EO DATA FUSION FOR REGIONAL FOREST FUEL MAPPING AT REGIONAL
SCALE
Giorgos Mallinis1,2, Irene Chrysafis1,2, Christos Damianidis1,2, Vassileios Giannakopoulos1,2, Ioannis Dokas1,3
1 Associate Professor, Risk & Resilience Assessment Center (RiskAC), Democritus University of Thrace,
gmallin@auth.gr
2 PostDoc Researcher, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
irene.chrysafis@gmail.com,, cdamiani@for.auth.gr, vasilis.giannakopoulos@gmail.com
3 Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, idokas@civil.duth.gr
Accurate and up-to-date forest fuel maps are a prerequisite for efficient forest fire management, being
a critical component of wildfire risk assessment and mitigation efforts. Earth Observation (EO) data has
proven to be a useful information source during fuel mapping projects. However, the integration and use
of multisource EO data remains a challenging task. Optical satellite imagery has been widely used for fuel
type mapping while several studies have found that Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery enhance
vegetation type classification when used in combination with optical multispectral data. Additionally,
other studies have related topographic variables such as elevation, slope and aspect, to vegetation
distribution phenology and forest mapping.
In the present study, we assessed the synergistic use of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 along with topographic
variables to discriminate site specific forest fuel types within Prefecture of East Macedonia and Thrace,
in Northern Greece, using a machine learning classification algorithm. The fuel mapping efforts are
implemented within the framework of the Risk and Resilience Assessment Center for the Infrastructure
of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture.
Random Forest models were developed based on a) ten spectral indices (SP), b) the integration of
spectral indices and topographic variables (SPT) and c) the synergistic use of spectral indices, topographic
variables, and backscattering information (SPTS). The SPTS model yielded the highest overall accuracy
(OA) of 91.57%, followed by SPT (OA = 89.52%) and SP (OA = 77.32%).
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ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO LEVERAGE INVESTMENT IMPACT
ON FOREST FIRE CONFRONTATION OPERATIONS. THE GREEK EXPERIENCE
Anastasios Kanavos1, Michail Chalaris2, Despina Anastasiadou3, Efthimios Housos3 and Emmanuel Adamides1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
2Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University , Kavala, Greece
3Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
Authorities and societies seek to address the major environmental issue of protecting the forests against
wildfires through improved stakeholders’ readiness and effectiveness. The main objective of this article
is to inform the local authorities that the impact of technological systems introduction in disaster
management is depended on the adopted organizational context and the implemented strategy. The
research question of this study is to explore the role of 17 technological systems that were established
in specific areas around Greece, after the mega-fires of 2007 and how reacted to the effectiveness of
local communities against forest fires. The research was conducted by a mixed methodology. The
material was obtained from operational officers in crisis management authorities and oversight bodies
by open interviews, focus groups, participatory observations, and public databases. The outcome
confirms that the adoption of an effective policy of technological systems in the context of forest
protection against fires is in fact valuable but also an unexploited approach. Findings indicated that the
highest benefits cannot be drawn if forest fire protection technological systems are not designed
centrally, and are not distributed for concurrent use by different collaborating bodies with diverse
responsibilities and jurisdiction levels. It is argued that such systems should provide a unified effective
administration of incidents and support the efficient coordination of resources, provided that key users
actually operate properly those systems. Inefficiencies in the utilization and underperformance of
technological systems often come about the lack of proper integration in terms of organizational or
operational aspects.
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MCI’S IN GREECE SINCE 1996. ARE WE READY TO FACE THEM?
Drosos Michael1,2
1.5 y.obl.Firefighter
2.Post graduate Student “Global Health- Disasters Medicine” , NKUA (ID 20190106)
In a generally hostile field worldwide, full of mass casualty incidents (MCI’s), Greece could not be an
exception. This is an effort to collect the deadliest MCI’s in Greece since 1996 in order to identify and
understand the differences between them by kind but basically to conclude on those guidelines that
must be followed no matter what. Because of its geographical position and oddity Greece has been
vulnerable on many and different kinds of MCI’s. In combination with its strategical place and social
particularities and among the internal social and economical issues Greece has been the European
country that received the majority of refugees during the last decade, mainly by sea, with unfortunately
many MCI’s happening on these poor and unsafe efforts with thousands drunk people including children.
Using internet’s information’s about the majority of Greek MCI’s the purpose is to understand the local
level of crisis’ readiness and preparedness through the relative carriers and hopefully to increase the
national obligation to cooperate, confront and succeed beyond those challenges.
In order to be prepared, in relationship with the Civil Protection, all carriers and their personnel must
frequently get educated, test their abilities due to trials and further to participate in cooperative trials.
Through these procedures the suitable authorities should check the status of the basic fundamentals
that must be present such as: communication, evaluation, progression’s level, progression’s ways.
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PREDICTING THE OCCURRENCE OF COMBUSTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF
POLYURETHANE FOAM DURING THE STORAGE PROCESS FOR TEMPERING
Tsvetomila Damyanova1, Yordan Dulev2, Gabriela Ilieva3
1 - cadet researcher, AoMI, Bulgaria, vip.cve@mail.ru
2 - teacher, MSc., Eng., AoMI, Bulgaria, iordan.dulev@abv.bg
3 - Eng., Inspector in 04 SD FSCP, Sofia, Bulgaria, ilieva.rspbzn@abv.bg
Objective: This report analyzes the thermodynamic relationships of "freshly produced" polyurethane
foam and its secondary ingredients. The reason for which was a fire in a warehouse for subsequent
tempering of a finished commercial product. Combustion and / or thermal decomposition products of
polyurethanes are among the most toxic substances directly threatening the life of the population.
Research problem: Modeling the thermodynamics of combustion of a commercial product is extremely
difficult due to the large number of isomeric molecular forms that are difficult to distinguish from
classical science.
Methodology: An adapted model of methodological scheme is applied, describing the fine specifics of
the relationship between theoretical (statistical) and applied thermodynamics. The object of the study
are: polyols, isocyanates, crosslinking agents, fillers, lubricants, catalysts, free water and carbon dioxide.
Results: The general functional dependence (presented in graphical form) between the main
thermodynamic variables describing the process of self-ignition in the specific case is constructed.
Conclusion: Incomplete technological inhibition of the catalyst is the leading cause of self-ignition of
polyurethane foam during the storage process for tempering. Applicability of the results: The modern
control of the technological processes is easily synchronized with the fire-fighting installations. Thermal
chambers could be set to a more sensitive mode at certain hours of chanting. If necessary, automatic
systems would work by correcting factors of the storage environment, such as humidity, temperature,
ventilation, etc. These actions would lead to overconfidence in fires and disasters, especially in urban
environments.
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THE ARFF MANAGEMENT MODEL OF FRAPORT GREECE
A.Panagiotakis
ARFF Manager, Internal EASA Compliance Auditor, Fraport Greece,
a.panagiotakis@fraport-greece.com
Aircraft accidents or incidents are relatively rare but when they do occur, they have a major impact on
lives and corporate economic figures.
Although the largest number of fatal accidents occur during the flight and approach, most incidents
occur during landing at the airport, demonstrating the important role of airport’s firefighting services in
preventing human casualties.
In 2017, Fraport Greece undertook the modernization and management of 14 Greek regional airports in
which in 2019, more than 30,000,000 passengers traveled.
The management model of fire and rescue services in relation to other stakeholders in the field such as
the state fire service will be presented, and what has been done within these five years to strengthen
fire and rescue response as well as compliance with international and national regulatory framework.
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HOW USEFUL IT IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF HUMANITARIAN NORMS?
Frei Luciano (Francesco Gullo)
Secretary-General and Member of the Permanent Council
Fraternity – International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF)
Fraternity – International Humanitarian Missions (FIHM)
fr.luciano@fraterinternacional.org
Emergencies mobilize sectors of society that need an initial guide and orientation based on international
standards to meet the exceptionality foreseen in these contexts, providing local agencies, governments,
and civil society with tools for intervention. The training helps focus on priorities both at the protection
level and at the level of assistance from basic items through to healthcare and housing. If States, regions,
and cities know the protocols and have a contextualized approach to the exceptional scenario, it will be
easier to prevent overloads on local systems and infrastructures and will make the intervention more
effective and with greater synergy between actors. One of the biggest challenges in emergencies is
coordination and optimization, due to several factors, and the knowledge of Sphere standards can help
to focus on priorities, create emergency schedules and thus provide a more efficient and balanced
humanitarian response.
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PHILOSOPHY OF THE ROMANIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Alin Mocioi
PhD std. International Cooperation Coordinator & ERASMUS+ Coordinator
Fire Officers Faculty (FOF), Police Academy „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”
www.academiadepolitie.ro
alin.mocioi@academiadepolitie.ro
Every day, through the media, the population is informed by news about the occurrence in the country
or abroad of unwanted events with negative, natural or anthropogenic consequences, such as: fires,
forest and vegetation fires, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, tornadoes, heat waves that result in
a large number of victims in urban areas, zoonoses, road accidents, railway accidents, technological
accidents that result in the release of harmful substances into the atmosphere, explosions, etc. It is also
reported that they are serious, major, catastrophic, extreme or very large. At the same time, it is
frequently communicated the establishment of the state of alert, of the emergency situation, of the zero-
degree alarm, of the state of emergency, of the state of crisis, or of another exceptional measure. The
series of expressions used in connection with such events may continue.
Thus, the “emergency situation” can be defined as the totality of fortuitous and exceptional
circumstances which determine, at a given moment, the problematic conditions of the existence of a
human being, a community or an activity and which require immediate resolution.
There are a number of arguments that have required and still require the rethinking of the structural
conception of the management of those situations which subsume exceptional and, at the same time,
undesirable events, which have a non-military character and which, by magnitude and intensity, threaten
the life and health of the population, important material and cultural values, and in the event of their
occurrence, urgent measures and actions nedeed, the allocation of additional resources and the unitary
management of the forces and means involved are necessary for the restoration of normality.
The major effects of the disasters on the civilian population, as well as the alignment with the standards
of the European Union and NATO, required that an integrated Emergency Management System be
created in Romania, able to ensure a prompt response and avoid as much as possible the loss of human
lives, namely the National Emergency Situations Management System (SNMSU / NESMS-eng.).
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ADAPTIVE STRATEGY IN PREPARING FIRE BRIGADES TO DISASTERS IN POLAND
Pawel Gromek
Maj., DSc Eng., the Main School of Fire Service in Warsaw, Poland, pgromek@sgsp.edu.pl
The purpose of the study was to investigate factors shaping preparation processes in fire brigades
operation to disasters in Poland in the light of adaptive strategy. The research problem took a form of a
question: How should be shaped the adaptive strategy in preparing fire brigades to disasters in Poland?
The methodological layer based on review and systemic comparison of information related to disasters
in Poland as well as formal documentation reflecting operational mechanisms for the fire brigades which
operated when the disasters had occurred. The essential conclusion is that adaptive strategy in
strengthening preparation of fire brigades to disasters should base not on the disaster data but on the
disaster risk. As the data concerns past events, the risk concept allows to consider past, current and
future issues determining fire brigades efficiency in terms of disasters. The research gives reason why
Sendai Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction should be implemented in operational realm to emergency
services. It allows to formulate also practical guidelines how to do this in systemic way. The guidelines
should respect crucial disaster risk determinants: hazard, vulnerability, exposure, coping capacity and
resilience (of emergency entities).
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SYNERGY EFFECT OF ENTITIES ASSOCIATED IN THE NATIONAL FIREFIGHTING AND
RESCUE SYSTEM OF REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Wojciech SZULC
PhD student, War Studies University. Poland, w.szulc86@wp.pl
The objective of the presentation is to describe the results of research on the synergy impact of entities
associated in the National Firefighting and Rescue System of Republic of Poland.
Last decades brought about numerous dynamic changes in security strategic environment. The key issue
is to understand the significance of relations between fire safety and state safety. The institution of the
state allows to achieve a high-quality level of rescue and civil protection. At the same time, effectiveness
of rescue system is expressed by the integration and synergy of efforts of individual services and entities
responsible for rescue.
The lecture refers to the functioning of the State Fire Service, Military Fire Protection Service, volunteer
fire brigades and other entities in the National Firefighting and Rescue System of Republic of Poland.
It is crucial for the system to be able to respond effectively in times of peace, crisis and war. Therefore,
one of the most important challenges for fire protection is the permanent, effective and rational
connection of its potential elements in one system. The further development of operational capabilities,
the integration of specialized rescue procedures and the development of the abilities to deal with CBRN
threats are of vital importance.
The complexity of the issues undertaken, as well as the subject and area of the research, determined the
use of methods in the research process, such as:
comparison, analogy, generalization, analysis, synthesis.
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CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Tsvetomila Damyanova
Cadet researcher, AoMI, Bulgaria, vip.cve@mail.ru
Objective: This report examines the need to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the Balkan languages
in order to support professional communication between fire services in the Balkans.
Research problem: The exchange of information, the coordination of activities and the co-operation
between the fire services in the Balkans require written and oral communication on professional matters,
which is usually done in English. Today the English language is undoubtedly considered as the modern
lingua franca. English is the main language of science, education and interpersonal communication in
many countries around the world. Modern lingua franca is the main means of communication in
multinational groups abroad, it is also the main language of vocational training and professional
communication. However, according to the Belgian philosopher of law, François Ost, Europe thinks in
different languages, its language is translation and would be politically and culturally crippled if it obeyed
the hegemony of English as the only means of communication.
Methodology: theoretical analysis of the available literature on the topic we have chosen.
Results: The exhibition presents a variety of possibilities for encouraging the learning of Balkan
languages, in order for professional communication in the Balkans to maintain its Balkan tone.
Conclusions and application of the results: The Balkan languages can be used to improve professional
communication and to be used in the context of existing regional and cross-border cooperation.
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A VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS TOOL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS – DEVELOPMENT AND
EVALUATION
Sabrina Scheuer1, Constanze Geyer2, Yvonne Prinzellner3
1 MSc, project leader, Johanniter Research and Innovation, Austria, Sabrina.scheuer@johanniter.at
2 MA, researcher, Johanniter Research and Innovation, Austria, Constanze.geyer@johanniter.at
3 Dr., senior researcher, Johanniter Research and Innovation, Austria, Yvonne.prinzellner@johanniter.at
Vulnerability strongly influences the magnitude of negative consequences of natural and manmade
disasters for people and communities. Manmade disasters (e.g., CBRNe incidents, terrorist attacks) can
lead to a large number of victims and often require evacuation. Here, our vulnerability analysis comes
into play, as a tool to identify the potential number of affected buildings and people. Such estimations
are highly relevant for first responders to assess the required resources from a technical and medical
perspective. We have developed and evaluated a vulnerability analysis tool for calculating the number
of affected buildings and the number of affected people, categorized by their potential injuries as well
as the medical resources needed for their on-site treatment. It also offers the functionality to estimate
the number of vulnerable people that may need special care (e.g., people who are not mobile). The tool
can be used beforehand, for a fast calculation at the beginning or during the operation. The main findings
of the mixed-methods evaluation study highlighted the tools’ potential for the practice of first
responders, due to its simplicity. Its functional and trustworthy calculations were emphasized. Suggested
enhancements included adding categories (e.g., buildings equally used for private and business) as well
as the combined use with other tools (e.g. tools for localizing of POIs, online GIS systems) for a faster and
more valid estimation of the affected area and identification of buildings.
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CONCORDE: A STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY & CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Dr. Angelos Liapis
.CEO Konnektable Technologies Ltd., Ireland, aliapis@konnektable.com
Apart from earthquakes that usually result to catastrophic structural collapses, with many people
entrapped or killed (e.g. Indonesia 2018, Japan 2011, Haiti 2010, Italy 2009, Greece 1999), there are also
other causes that may result into a building’s collapse, such as an accidental explosion or a terrorist
attack (e.g. 9/11) in public areas or critical infrastructures (airports etc.). Moreover, natural disasters like
earthquakes may trigger technological disasters, such as industrial chemical release or even fires; this
dynamic or “domino effect”, as it is called may pose tremendous risks to the countries and communities
and hence it is a great challenge to cope with by the first responders and relevant organizations of civil
protection.
CONCORDE features a highly interoperable, modular open architecture platform for first responders’
capitalising on expertise and technological infrastructure to improve preparedness and interoperability
amongst first responders and medical services at a local, regional or cross-border level.
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TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN CIVIL PROTECTION; THE
RESPOND-A SOLUTION
Georgios Boustras, Cleo Varianou Mikellidou, Iasonas Senekkis
CERIDES – Excellence in Innovation and Technology, European University Cyprus, 6 Diogenes Street, Egkomi,
2404 Nicosia, Cyprus
Summer 2021 was marked by a number of prolific fires in the EU (Greece, Cyprus, France) as well as
outside the EU (USA, Turkey, Israel). This series of dramatic events has stretched national civil protection
systems and first responders in particular. Despite the introduction of National, Regional and
International frameworks (e.g. rescEU), a number of challenges has arisen, not only related to climate
change.
RESPOND-A (funded by the European Commission by Horizon 2020, Contract Number 883371)
introduces a unique five-tier project architectural structure for best associating modern
telecommunications technology with novel practices for First Responders of saving lives, while
safeguarding themselves, more effectively and efficiently. The introduced architecture includes
Perception, Network, Processing, Comprehension, and User Interface layers, which can be flexibly
elaborated to support multiple levels and types of customization, so as, the intended technologies and
practices can adapt to any European Environment Agency (EEA)-type disaster scenario.
During the preparation of RESPOND-A proposal, some of our First Responder Partners expressed the
need for an information management system that could boost existing emergency response tools, while
some others envisioned a complete end-to-end network management system that would offer high
Situational Awareness, Early Warning and Risk Mitigation capabilities. The intuition behind these needs
and visions sits on the long-term experience of these Responders, as well, their smoldering worry that
the evolving threat of climate change and the consequences of industrial accidents will become more
frequent and severe.
Three large-scale pilot studies are planned in order to illustrate the capabilities of the RESPOND-A
system. The first pilot study will focus on the deployment and operation of all available technologies for
continuous communications, enhanced Situational Awareness and improved health and safety
conditions for First Responders, according to a big fire scenario in a Wild land Urban Interface zone (WUI).
An important issue will be examined during the second pilot study. One vital communication path is
severely affected during and after a crisis. This is the flow of information from citizens to First
Responders, therefore information from the affected areas and communities in need are not reaching
the First Responders’ Call Centers. Because of this absence of crowd sourcing information, the First
Responders have limited information about the aftereffects of the crisis. Because people are on streets,
Responders should use helicopters to perform rapid area surveys and assess the situation themselves.
Furthermore, there is need for common operations between First Responders from various disciplines
(e.g. para-medics, Fire Fighters, police officers, etc.). The final pilot study focuses on port security. Port
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Authorities have a Self-Protection Plan (SPP). This SPP has the general objective of safeguarding human
lives by minimizing damage to the port’s infrastructure, to the surrounding areas and to the
environment. It also plans the necessary intervention actions in emergency situations. It establishes the
adequate coordination of all public and private services that intervene during any incident or accident
that affects ships, companies and facilities located in the port, as well as to any natural or legal person
that performs any activity in port’s service area.
Results and work in progress will be presented in detail and challenges in relation to civil protection will
be discussed.
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FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
Ana Díaz1, Ana María Cintora2, Soledad Gómez3, Julio Ruiz4, Oscar Carrillo5, Francisco José Carrillo6, María Rosa
Rodríguez7.
1. Physician, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, brujanubis@yahoo.es
2. Nurse, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, anamaria.cintora@ salud.madrid.org
3. Physician, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, soledad.gomez@salud.madrid.org
4. Physician, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, julio.ruiz@ salud.madrid.org
5. Nurse, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, oscar.carrillofer@salud.madrid.org
6. Emergency Technician, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112,
Spain, franciscojose.carrillo@salud.madrid.org
7. Nurse, Emergencies Medical Madrid Service SUMMA112, Spain, rosam.morenilla@salud.madrid.org
FASTER Project is a H2020 research, which started in May 2019. Urban Search teams with force corps
validate in the field the use of technologies to support early responders in the response to victims, within
different disasters areas.
For this purpose, it has been developed 2 pilot exercises in collapsed buildings, simulating two
earthquakes environment.
METHOD: The objective has been to test and adapt the FASTER tools in a first intervening during the
search for and extraction of the victims. The focus is put in collecting information from the disasters,
evaluating the acceptability, ease of use, applicability, effectiveness, and effectiveness of FASTER
technology. The exercises took place National School of Civil Protection and Villaviciosa using drones,
autonomous vehicles, canine wearables, Portable command centre, weather station, social media
analysis and real patients.
RESULTS: Drones provided information about the critical area by sectorising the aerial view. The use of
3D camera and thermal imaging system successfully allowed to assess the location and improved the
initial assessment. 3D Images and video from unmanned ground vehicles indeed the detection of victims
earlier, minimising time and travel. The real-time messaging and geolocation kept the team in real
communication.
CONCLUSIONS : 1.Time saving favours the early removal of the victim by increasing its possibility of
survival.
2. Staying in communication and knowing what is happening at all times improves the coordination of
professionals in the rescue of the victims and confirms the proper follow-up of the victims.
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100 CITIES – 100 YEARS – EVALUATION OF URBAN FIRE RISKS
Peter Wagner
Center of Fire Statistics of CTIF, drpeterwagner@freenet.de
Over the centuries, cities became economic, scientific, administrative and cultural centers of the
countries. This process accelerated especially in the 20th century. Life in the cities has become very
pleasant for their inhabitants. Notwithstanding these manifold benefits of city life, the administrations
of urban centers are increasingly confronted with problems: The streets of the cities are suffering from
the ever increasing mass of vehicles. Noise and air pollution are the result. Housing is scarce in the
centers. They cities grow in height and on the outskirts. The supply of drinking water is a problem in
many places. Waste management is a major organizational and technical challenge for the city
administration. One of the most important issues within the increasingly complex infrastructure of large
cities is the safety and security factor. It is no coincidence that the municipalities have set up special
services that deal with these problems: police, fire brigade, emergency services, disaster services for the
gas, electricity, gas supply and communication networks (telephone, Internet). Purpose of the book is to
take a closer look at the subject of fire safety. In the last century, cities have experienced a variety of
revelations with the introduction of new building materials, new types of buildings, and new ways of
using the buildings. Many advances in fire prevention have been made. Nevertheless, the fire danger in
the cities is not banished.
The presentation uses some striking examples to illustrate how urban fire risks have changed in the past.
The aim of the study is to use concrete and data-based developments in 100 cities on all continents of
the world to show what urbanization and industrialization mean from the point of view of fire safety,
and what possible solution scenarios there are for the future.
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IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DISASTERS AT FACILITIES USING DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES
Mouzakis George,
dipl. Chemical Engineer AUTh. Industrial safety consultant, g.mouzakis44@gmail.com
In the case of a disaster occurring in a facility where hazardous substances are used, we estimate the severity of
the accident and the extent of the consequences. Depending on the type of the existing hazardous substance, the
thermal radiation, the shock wave (overpressure) due to the explosion and the extent of the toxic or flammable
cloud are estimated.
In addition to the risk to human health, the expected environmental impact associated with the hazardous
substances used in the activity, are estimated by assessing the effects on the environment from disasters. This is
how the sequence is examined:
1. Point of leakage / emission
2. Possible pathway / escape route
3. Final receptor
From the examination of the above sequence:
1. We can identify weak points of the establishment (risk identification) where a Top Event accident scenario may
happen and dangerous substances may release to the environment;
2. We can assess the potential escape route / pathway and the final receptor, which may be the atmosphere, soil,
groundwater or surface water;
3. We can define the measures for preparedness and response or mitigation of significant adverse effects on the
environment, as well as the proposed response to such emergencies.
From the analysis mentioned, the corrective actions that need to be done and projects that need to be
implemented in order to reduce the probability of a catastrophe on the one hand and on the other hand to reduce
as much as possible the escape of the dangerous substance.
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SEARCH FOR REDUCTION OF CHEMICAL DISASTERS BY ANALIZYNG THE MOST SERIOUS
CHEMICAL INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO EMARS PLATFORM
Cristina Horrillo García1, Ana María Cintora Sanz 2, Cristina Gómez Usabiaga 3, Raquel Lafuente Sáenz 4, Eva
Teresa Robledo Muñoz 5, Ricardo García Martínez 6
1 PhD, M.D Emergency Medical Service of the Community of Madrid. SUMMA 112. Spain.
cristinahorrillo@hotmail.com.
2 PhD, R.N Emergency Medical Service of the Community of Madrid. SUMMA 112. Spain.
anamariacintora@gmail.com
3 PhD, M.D Emergency Medical Service of the Community of Madrid. SUMMA 112. Spain.
cristinagusabiaga@gmail.com
4 R.N Emergency Medical Service of the Community of Madrid. SUMMA 112. Spain. rlafuent@hotmail.com
5 Statistics in Madrid Medical Service of Madrid. Spain. etrobledo@hotmail.com
6 Technician in Emergency Medical Service of the Community of Madrid. SUMMA 112. Spain.
rixi120784@gmail.com
At the moment, the data collected to assess the risk situation of chemical accidents worldwide are very
limited. There are some data sources that could be used to estimate the frequency and severity of more
types of these events, but they are far from providing a complete picture covering all chemical accidents,
limiting the objective picture of the risk of chemical accidents worldwide. The purpose of the project is
identify the industries that most frequently cause serious chemical incidents with direct casualties
(injuries or deaths) and make risk maps in each city based on the results to predict possible chemical
incidents. Methods: This study will present a descriptive analysis of the EMars database, collecting
mandatory information on serious chemical incidents according to the SEVESO directive. The analysis
will make it possible to assess the facilities with the highest number of fatalities and direct injuries.
Conclusions: The data obtained in this study will give us objective results on the type of industries and
substances that generate the highest number of injuries and fatalities at international level. Waste
storage, treatment and disposal is one of the sectors with the highest number of fatalities and injuries,
so this type of facility should be given importance in risk mapping.
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STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS FOR SAFE LNG HANDLING AT PORTS
Ioanna Koromila(a), Olga Aneziris(a), Zoe Nivolianitou(a)
(a)Systems Reliability and Industrial Safety Laboratory (SRISL), National Center for Scientific Research
“DEMOKRITOS”, Greece, olga@ipta.demokritos.gr
This paper presents the initial results from a project entitled "TRiTON", funded by the Greek Ministry of
Education, which addresses safety issues of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at ports. Whithin this
framework, a stakeholder analysis is performed for investigating the safety management operation
during storage, transport, and supply of LNG at port areas. The national (Greek), the European and the
international regulatory framework for LNG safety have been analysed, so as to identify relevant
stakeholders and establish relationships between them. Relationships have been weighted by a group of
experts to highlight the importance of some critical interactions in safety management. The social
network analysis approach has been employed for creating three stakeholder networks for the most
widely used methods for LNG storage and bunkering, namely: a) fixed-tank storage and tank to ship
bunkering, (b) truck to ship bunkering, and (c) ship to ship bunkering. Statistics and metrics of the
networks have been calculated, with the help of an open-source software called Gephi, such as density,
centralities (degree, closeness and betweenness), clustering coefficient and modularity. Finally, the most
important stakeholders for handling LNG safety at ports have been identified.
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ON A KICK
Fotios N. Zachopoulos1, Nikolaos C. Kokkinos2
1PhD candidate, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, International Hellenic University, Kavala,
Greece, fzachopoulos@chem.ihu.gr
2Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece,
nck@chem.ihu.gr
An unscheduled entry of reservoir or formation fluids into the wellbore, while drilling for oil or gas, is
called a “kick”. If the kick passes unnoticed or if it is not mitigated properly, a blowout might occur. Such
an event can lead to large-scale technological disasters and can cause significant environmental, social,
economic, business consequences and in some cases even fatalities. Detecting a kick can be difficult
during its initial migration and the signs of its existence usually become noticeable after some time.
The current research incorporates a novel methodology of investigating, accurately detecting or even
early predicting the kick occurrence in order to safely mitigate it in time. The methodology includes
computational fluid dynamics, mathematical models of cubic equations of states and semi-empirical
equations, as well as advanced modelling and simulation software to model the fluid flow and the
thermodynamic state of the kick. State of the art equipment, such as the Tier-2 GRID supercomputing
center and the DS-5000 scientific drilling simulator are utilized to perform, test, verify, and validate the
mathematical and simulation models. Finally, the examining phenomena are replicated by an actual
mockup drilling system in lab-scale aiding in debug and improvement of the simulation results.
The preliminary results established the foundation for an accurate analysis and study of the kick behavior
in both static and dynamic conditions. The proposed methodology is a holistic approach starting from
the early stage of research and analysis to efficiently forecasting of the current phenomenon.
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AN ADR VEHICLES RECOGNITION TOOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS IN TUNNELS
M. Konstantinidou1, G. Sisias1 and S. Kontogiannis2
1. Systems Reliability and Industrial Safety Laboratory, Institute for Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Energy,
Technology and Safety, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece.
E-mail: myrto@ipta.demokritos.gr, gsisias@ipta.demokritos.gr
2. Distributed MicroComputer Systems Laboratory Team, Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina,
Greece, Email: skontog@uoi.gr
Undoubtedly, fire accident events are the greatest threat to road tunnel systems. Destructive
experiences such as the Mont Blanc fire in France or the fire in Yanhou China are only indicative of the
severity of such incidents. Past tunnel fire accidents have shown that apart from the thermal radiation
effects, the toxic effects of the trapped fire smoke inside the tunnel in combination with the increased
deploying temperatures result in a high number of fatalities amongst the tunnel trapped users. Safety
management with respect to dangerous goods transportation primarily aims at reducing the frequency
of fire accidents. The importance of the information that the tunnel operators are receiving in case of a
fire accident is crucial; operators should be informed as soon as possible about the specific characteristics
of the particular fire incident in order to take the appropriate actions. One of the fundamental
information about the accident and the fire progression is the substance that is involved in it. This paper
describes the development of an automated tool to identify and recognize ADR vehicles before they
enter tunnels. This tool is as a software component interfaced to a Resources Management System
developed in parallel and validated by a road operator. The overall goal of this ADR detection tool is to
efficiently record, statistically visualize and therefore manage the motorway passage of vehicles carrying
dangerous goods from tunnels. In this way by tracking the vehicles before they enter a tunnel the
substances can be controlled over time, thus minimizing the risk of a potential accident.
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THE UTILITY OF ALOHA SIMULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE YEARLY CLIMATE
CHANGES IN GREECE. A FIELD REVIEW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THREE-CHEMICAL-
AGENT SCENARIOS
K. Alexopoulos, G.Koufioti, A. Kounios, M. Chalaris
Faculty of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, International Hellenic University, Agios Loukas 65404,
Kavala, Greece
Introduction: There is always the potential of an incident during the road transport of dangerous
chemical agents, which leads to the possibility of leakage and/or evaporation of the delivered chemical
agent into the atmosphere and the surrounding region. The implications of such an incident, both for
the environment and for local communities, are difficult to ascertain in order to not only alert local
communities in a timely manner, but also to develop measures to cope with these effects. The objective
of this article is to provide a quick overview of the emission of three chemical agents (chlorine, ammonia,
and liquefied petroleum gas) following a highway collision, as well as the impact on the surrounding
region.
Methodology: Six scenarios were simulated, two scenarios per chemical agent. Each simulation was
performed with the climatic conditions that are common during the winter period, and the climatic
conditions that are common during the summer period in Greece and the results of each simulation were
exported through the ALOHA (Areal location of Hazardous Atmosphere) software.
Results: The findings of the simulations supported the literature by demonstrating that the dispersion
and extent to which the chemical agents take varied between the summer and winter months of the
year. The climatic circumstances of each place also represent an essential impact in the result and
dispersion of chemical agents.
Conclusions: Such simulation-scenarios enable industries that manage these chemical agents to establish
cautious business strategies with the goal of safeguarding both industry, local residents and the
environment.
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WEATHER TYPES AND CARDIOVASCULAR/RESPIRATORY MORTALITY IN EASTERN
MACEDONIA AND THRACE, GREECE: A SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY APPROACH TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
P. Begou1, I. Petrou1, K. Psistaki2, I.M. Dokas3, A.K. Paschalidou2*
1 Laboratory of Meteorology, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece.
2 Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of
Thrace, Greece.
3 Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.
* Email: apascha@fmenr.duth.gr
The association between extreme weather and adverse health outcomes is well-established by
numerous epidemiological studies worldwide. For instance, respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses are
known to exacerbate during heat waves and cold spells. The aim of this study was to identify weather
types over Eastern Macedonia and Thrace associated with cardiovascular and respiratory mortality, in
order to predict and prevent weather-related impacts on human health. For this purpose, we employed
daily datasets of 500hPa and 1,000hPa geopotential height, 2m temperature, specific humidity, 2m zonal
and meridional wind and total cloud cover from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, gridded at 2.5°×2.5° and
covering a 40-year time-period (1980-2020). We applied Principal Component Analysis as a
dimensionality reduction tool and then k-means Cluster Analysis, in order to group dates with
homogeneous meteorological patterns. Six discrete weather types (WT) were identified and their
correlation with mortality was studied by using the PI sign-test. The analysis revealed that three WT are
associated with increased mortality in the region: (a) the Anticyclonic A3 conditions over the Balkans
and/or Greece, (b) the W2 depression type of weather which brings cold weather and rain all over Greece
and (c) the NW1 depression type which is situated on the west of Eastern Macedonia and brings cold
weather and strong winds. The results of this study could be used by the stakeholders when applying
weather-health-watch-warning systems, in order to respond accurately and protect public health by
means of issuing warnings for potentially harmful weather, as well as allocating resources and developing
preparedness.
We acknowledge support of this work by the project “Risk and Resilience Assessment Center –Prefecture
of East Macedonia and Thrace -Greece.” (MIS 5047293) which is implemented under the Action
“Reinforcement of the Research and Innovation Infrastructure”, funded by the Operational Programme
"Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014-2020) and co-financed by Greece and
the European Union (European Regional Development Fund).
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TRAPPED ON THE SEASHORE, SEABORNE EVACUATION, AND IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO
PM2.5: LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THE URBANEXODUS LARGE-SCALE EVACUATION
MODEL
Lazaros Filippidis1, Peter J. Lawrence2, Darren Blackshields3, John Ewer4
1 Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich, L.Filippidis@Greenwich.ac.uk
2 Reader, University of Greenwich, P.J.Lawrence@Greenwich.ac.uk
3 Research Fellow, University of Greenwich, D.Blackshields@Greenwich.ac.uk
4 Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich, J.Ewer@Greenwich.ac.uk
Wildfires can trigger large-scale pedestrian, vehicle and seaborne evacuations, and cause injuries and
fatalities. Evacuation models are employed to better understand the involved processes and their
interactions.
During the final exercise of the European Commission’s H2020 IN-PREP project, urbanEXODUS was used
within a training platform, by incident managers, to aid their response to a simulated disaster. The
scenario involved a traffic accident escalating to a wildfire, causing the local community to evacuate. The
model combined pedestrian and vehicle evacuation, and through a flow model, a simplistic
representation of boat evacuation. The effects of wildfire on escape routes and possible fatalities were
evaluated using fire perimeter data. The development of a novel fractional dose model allowed the
software to determine agents’ acute exposure to PM2.5, in relation to the WHO daily mean Air Quality
Guidelines (AQG).
The simulation results comprise key evacuation performance parameters including evacuation times,
fatalities, and escape route usage. Results indicate that 6% of the population was unable to leave the
area and are treated as fatalities. The road network and boats were used by 69% and 31% of the e