Italy

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Capital: Rome
Population: 57.4 million
Language: Italian

20 regions, 104 provinces and about 8,000 municipalities
legislation provides civil protection Framework
the President of Council of Ministers, or on their behalf, the Minister of Interior has lead responsibility
the Department of Civil Protection is the operational body that co-ordinates, manages and
implements activities at national, regional and local level
the Department of Civil Protection is finalising plans for seismic, volcanic, nuclear, industrial, hydro-geological and sanitary threats
the regional and provincial authorities must have arrangements for local and specific threats
the Mayor is responsible for municipal responses and the Prefect for regional responses.

Italian Red Cross

Legislation identifies a duty of the Italian Red Cross to organise and provide social and health assistance in emergencies and disasters, both domestic and international
The Italian Red Cross is an auxiliary to the Government
The Italian Red Cross provides a wide range of civil protection and emergency roles including medical, practical and psycho-social services.

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The civil protection handbook for families Source(s): Italian Ministry -Department of Civil Protection Pan-European public education campaign to inform families of how to prepare and plan for an emergency or disaster. Audience: Individuals Type: Guidelines and guidance Language: English View resource details External Links www.protezionecivile.it Comments Sending message… Name: e-mail: Location: Organisation: I would like to receive updates: Send comment Be first to add comments
Protezione Civile in Famiglia Source(s): Italian Ministry -Department of Civil Protection Website to teach preparedness by creating a family plan, includes range of games and educational material Audience: Children 5-11, Young persons 11-18 Type: Guidelines and guidance, Public information Language: English View resource details External Links www.protezionecivile.it Comments Sending message… Name: e-mail: Location: Organisation: I would like to receive updates: Send comment Be first to add comments
Pre Emergencies Project Source(s): Italian Red Cross The project PRE-EMERGENCIES aims to develop a model of response to emergencies with the goals of: enhancing integration among the various entities involved in planning and managing response to an emergency; enhancing communication and information exchange and quality between response teams and civilians, in critical situations. Audience: Individuals, Injured, Red Cross, Voluntary organisations Type: Guidelines and guidance Language: English View resource details External Links www.cri.piemonte.it/ Comments Sending message… Name: e-mail: Location: Organisation: I would like to receive updates: Send comment Be first to add comments
Il rischio industriale Source(s): Municipality of Marghera, City Council of Venice Guidelines on how to enable humanitarian actors to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral standard of response to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial well-being in the midst of an emergency. Audience: Local/Municipal authority, Non governmental organisations, Red Cross, Search and rescue organisations, Voluntary organisations Type: Guidelines and guidance Language: English View resource details External Links Il rischio industriale: Come comportarsi in caso di incidente Comments Sending message… Name: e-mail: Location: Organisation: I would like to receive updates: Send comment Be first to add comments

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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How can you prepare?

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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