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Greece

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  • Capital: Athens
  • Population: 10.9 million
  • Language: Greek
  • 13 regions divided into 51 prefectures and approximately 1,000 municipalities
  • General Secretariat for Civil Protection in the Ministry of Interior is the lead agency
  • General Secretariat co-operates with civil protection directorates in regions, prefectures and municipalities
  • each region and prefecture has a responsibility to implement emergency plans
  • legislation stresses importance of citizen protection and assigns roles to authorities
  • an Emergency Operation Centre is established
  • a volunteer programme and a database of volunteer response organisations have been developed
  • Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity co-ordinates the provision of psycho-social support working closely with all appropriate agencies, active on the field

Hellenic Red Cross

  • the Hellenic Red Cross has an auxiliary role to the public authorities, not included though in the national legislation

  • civil protection legislation does not refer to specific areas of responsibility for the Hellenic Red Cross
  • the Hellenic Red Cross provides emergency response services in forest fires, earthquakes and other emergencies, focusing on medical care, shelter provision, rescue, psychosocial support and counseling, disaster relief, provision of first aid, recovery and tracing. Furthermore, logistic support, transportation and warehousing are activities often provided by the National Society

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University of Athens, Faculty of Geology, Department of Geophysics – Geothermics

Source(s): University of Athens, Faculty of Geology, Department of Geophysics – Geothermics

University of Athens, Faculty of Geology, Department of Geophysics – Geothermics. The website contains an extensive list of links to institutions and organisations for original seismic data or seismic research information.

  • Individuals
  • Research and academic, Website
  • English

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School of Geology

Source(s): Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The School of Geology was founded in 1973 when the School of Natural Sciences, already operating since 1943, was divided in two new Schools, namely the School of Geology and the School of Biology. The scientific fields of the School are: Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, Structural Geology, Physical Geography, Applied Geology, Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, Geothermics, Mineralogy, Petrology, Economic Geology, Geochemistry, Industrial Minerals and Rocks, Fossil Fuels, Geophysics, Seismology, Climatology, Meteorology and Environmental Geology.

  • Individuals, Local/Municipal authority, Non governmental organisations, Government
  • Publication, Research and academic, Website, Academic institution
  • English

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National Technical University, School of Civil Engineering

Source(s): National Technical University

The School of Civil Engineering was established in 1887, as one of the three "Schools of Industrial Arts", within the reorganization of the existing school as an Institution of Higher Education, with a four-year curriculum.

  • Individuals
  • Research and academic, Website, Academic institution
  • English

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Institute of Geodynamics - National Observatory of Athens

Source(s): Institute of Geodynamics

The research activities of the Geodynamics Institute cover a broad spectrum of Seismology, Physics of the Earth's Interior and Geophysics. In particular, we do research in the following fields:

  • Red Cross, Search and rescue organisations, Government
  • Publication, Research and academic, Academic institution
  • English

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Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning, and Public Works

Source(s): Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning, and Public Works

The Ministry, as the main body for handling environmental policy, has launched a broad range project to deal with the problems that concern the quality of life. Thus, apart from the well-known and widely discussed problems, such as atmospheric and water pollution, noise problems and waste disposal management, issues such as physical and urban planning and cadastre, will also be addressed by implementing the necessary measures for integrated and sustainable development.

  • Emergency services, Individuals, Local/Municipal authority, Non governmental organisations, Red Cross, Search and rescue organisations, Government , Intergovernmental organisations
  • Policy, Public information , Website
  • English

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Hellenic General Secretariat for Civil Protection

Source(s): British Red Cross

Website giving information about the risks of natural, technological and other hazards.

  • English

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Human aspects in civil protection

Informed, Prepared, Together, Resilience

  • Understanding the principles
  • Putting the principles into practice
  • Community-based emergency excercise guide

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Top 10 tips

Informed.Prepared. Together. Top 10 Tips leaflets, stickers and calendar with practical information, advice and tips on how to prepare for and what to do in an emergency for download.

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