European University Cyprus / CERIDES researchers provided strong scientific contributions during the implementation of SafeHeraklion 2025, the 11th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies.
SafeHeraklion 2025 brought together Civil Protection stakeholders from Αcademia, Local Governments, Central Administration, Private Sector and Voluntary Organizations, both from Greece and abroad. It provided the framework for the implementation of fruitful discussions and the development of synergies in the domain of Civil Protection, with a long-term potential.
European University Cyprus / CERIDES were physically represented in SafeHeraklion 2025 through Dr Christos Dimopoulos, Director of Science in Civil Protection at CERIDES, and Mr Katsaros Evangelos, Research Associate and Expert in Civil Protection at CERIDES. In particular, the researchers of CERIDES provided the following scientific contributions:
Katsaros Evangelos: ‘Challenges in Cross Border Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management’
(incorporating Lessons Learned from the implementation of UCPM projects ALTER, BALANCE, ROSES, FloodNorthALB and many more)
Christos Dimopoulos: ‘Enhancing the Effectiveness of Disaster Preparedness Exercises: The FAIM Exercise Evaluation Framework‘
(this was the first ever presentation of the innovative FAIM Exercise Evaluation Framework within a scientific research context)
Christos Dimopoulos, Katsaros Evangelos, Demetris Hadjiloucas: ‘FloodNorthALB: Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a UCPM Full-Scale Flood Preparedness Exercise in Albania‘
(presenting the high-level Lessons Learned’ from the application of the FAIM Exercise Evaluation Framework during the FloodNorthALB UCPM Flood Preparedness Exercise)
The researchers of CERIDES are committed to the implementation of scientific research studies for the purpose of facilitating and optimising the provision of Civil Protection services to citizens.