BELGIUM: MR. JOSUE FORT THE BENELUX DIRECTOR FROM JETHRO CIVIL DIPLOMAT ORG. GIVES A LECTURE ABOUT THE PRIORITIES AND ACTIONS FACING ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHES

Do you know what to do and what the priorities are facing emergency events or environmental catastrophes?

BELGIUM: Mr. Josue Fort the Benelux Director of Jethro Civil Diplomat gives a lecture about the priorities and actions facing environmental catastrophes.

Over the past two decades, the number of disasters has doubled, from an average of 200 to more than 400 per year.

Of these disasters, 9 out of 10 were climate-related, according to NASA Statistical Reports, Monitoring International Disaster Charter Activations.

Therefore, we need to focus on strengthening disaster response planning and having better information on risks and early warning systems.

The Priorities and Actions Facing Environmental Catastrophes

Most of all, effective disaster risk reduction requires community participation.

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism allows for rapid assistance from other EU countries.

However, what are our options, and what could we do in a practical sense? The main point of Mr. Fort’s lecture is that.

The participation of communities in the design and execution of activities contributes to ensuring that they are well adapted to the vulnerabilities and real needs of those affected.

This informed engagement helps avoid problems and side effects at the moment when the danger (hazard) materializes.

Participatory approaches make it possible to exploit existing local capacities more effectively.

They generally take into account cultural and contextual factors.

In this way, with this talk at the beautiful city of Oostende (Belgium), Mr. Fort explained more about this subject.