Summary
Project processing:
Elmar Schmaltz, Silke Kainz, Renate Rank
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-IKT.jpg/jcr:content/Localience%20(c)%20IKT.jpg "In the picture you can see a hilly landscape in bad weather. On the field in the middle of the picture, due to the heavy rainfall, a wide stream has formed and is running downhill, taking a lot of field soil with it.")
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-IWB.jpg/jcr:content/Localience%20(c)%20IWB.jpg "In a channel about two meters long, there is sand through which water flows. Eight hands and the water work to create a river landscape in the sand.")
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-IKT-02.JPG/jcr:content/Localience%20(c)%20IKT%2002.JPG "In the foreground you can see a pond filled to the brim. It is the retention basin in Petzenkirchen. It is bad weather, in the background you can still see a few houses. At the left edge of the picture you can see three people in firefighters' clothing working on the drainage of the retention basin.")
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Description:
Austria already has a very good disaster management system, with many experts working together to meet the challenges of the increasing number of emergencies. However, it is often forgotten that local people can also make an important contribution to overcoming these challenges, which is where the LOCALIENCE project comes in. The name of the project already contains the two terms "local" and "resilient".
Systems are described as resilient if they can maintain the required performance even in the event of disruptions and extreme events, or even improve it through further development.
The project aims to better connect the local population and professionals. Joint solutions for disaster management will be developed and tested. Better networking and mutual learning will lead to more resilient disaster management and ensure that local actors are more aware and mobilized.
The project is co-funded by the EU within the framework of Interreg Central Europe and, through the participation of institutes from five Central European countries, also brings about better networking and cooperation among experts beyond their national borders. In Austria, two institutes of the Federal Office of Water Management are participating in the project, in addition to the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government.