Environment call

http://ecentres.net/RMENV

Identifier: FP7-ENV-2008-1 Budget: € 212 000 000 Deadline: 25 February 2008

Area 6.1.3.2. Vulnerability assessment and societal impacts

ENV.2008.1.3.2.1. Natural Hazards: Social perception, behaviour and responses to risks

The aim of this action is to contribute to a better assessment of risk perception of societies and communities confronted by natural disasters.

The project should identify and assess key studies, initiatives, best practices and existing legal tools in order to elaborate strategies and recommendations for actions to improve capacity building, preparedness and resilience of the society in the context of natural hazards.

Gaps in research in these fields need to be assessed.

Education on disaster prevention and awareness raising of the society as a means to improve social perception and change behaviour needs to be considered in a multidisciplinary context.

The actions described under this topic could be mainly organised by means of small workshops enabling synthetics vision papers, guidelines and recommendations to be elaborated.

Funding scheme: coordination and support actions (coordinating type)

Expected impact: State-of-the art knowledge and know-how inventory, improving ways for raising awareness, enhanced strategies for social perception and preparedness to natural hazards, guidance for future actions and the role of research.