Speech at the seminar “Notions of Natural Hazard Management.”

Active participation for responsible risk planning and management. On Friday, March 22, we participated in the seminar “Notions of Natural Hazard Management.” organized by theUniversity of Trieste, with a talk in collaboration with the GORIZIA CIVIL PROTECTION Service of the City of Gorizia. An important opportunity to dialogue with male and female students on the relevance of issues related to participation and Civil Protection. The talk focused on the role and structure of the Civil Defense System in land management, emphasizing the importance of Emergency Planning for community safety. We explored the concepts of vulnerability and resilience, and the importance of adopting participatory approaches in Civil Defense planning, with some concrete examples of local, national and European experiences and projects. An opportunity to understand how participatory processes can, starting from local needs, capacities and resources, contribute to strengthening the resilience of a community and make decision-making processes Useful, Relevant, Sustainable, and Owned.