PRIORITY 1 - A more Resilient and Greener Greece-Bulgaria Cross Border TerritoryThe FLOODGUARD 2 project builds on the outcomes of the FLOODGUARD project, implemented during the 2014–2020 programming period. The main objective of the project is to increase the capacity of first-response teams to act in floods and other emergencies and disasters that may occur in the Greece-Bulgaria cross-border area.
This will be accomplished by providing specialised equipment, organising cooperative training sessions and exercises, and increasing public awareness and preparedness in the cross-border area to ensure appropriate and prompt responses to various crises and disasters. In addition, a Joint Training Centre will be constructed and equipped in the Blagoevgrad region, reducing disaster risk and the consequences and ensuring greater resilience in the event of floods and disasters.
Specialised and rescue equipment, as well as equipment for evacuation camps, will be delivered during the project’s implementation, and several coordinated training sessions and field drills will take place. In Bulgaria, appropriate evacuation sites will be identified, and the relevant procedures will be created or updated. Children’s training and adult information campaigns will be held in Bulgaria to improve the population’s readiness for floods. In Greece, informational events about flood safety will be held for young people. Finally, the project beneficiaries will hold a final press conference at the project’s closure in the Bulgarian district of Blagoevgrad to showcase the results achieved.
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