Broad expert knowledge shared on the earthquake related issues for each participating country; Support of the public authorities for the elaborated reports and proposed plans; increased cooperation between relevant actors in the participating countries in the field of earthquake monitoring; increased use of modern, effective tools for :
- monitoring and early warning in case of earthquakes;
- sharing expertise;
- communication;
Expected impacts:
- A better overview of the earthquakes potential in the participating countries; Possible extension of the network to other/all countries in the Black Sea Basin; Better reaction to earthquakes both from population and from emergency units, thus reducing the damages in case of earthquakes.
- Benefiting from each other’s expertise. Furthermore, this shared expertise should be also transferred to the population as an important factor in earthquakes effects mitigation.
- Strengthening the cooperation in this field would help increasing the knowledge about the earthquakes in terms of probability of occurrence and destructive potential, thus leading to a better preparation of early warning and intervention actions.
- Partnership among research institutes, public authorities, civil society and emergency intervention structures for preventing natural disasters is essential in order to protect local communities- people and economies.
- Economic and social development, possible only in a safe environment, build-up through the cooperation among the representative factors from all countries involved. The main important aspects are related to overcoming barriers, building trust and jointly participating in the identification and prevention of the natural disasters – earthquakes in order to exploit the common opportunities, as well as in finding solutions to the common problems or threats.
- Achieving a stronger regional partnership and cooperation, thus contributing to a stronger and more sustainable economic and social development of the regions in the Black Sea Basin. The present project builds a network and proposes a series of joint activities which will contribute to stronger cooperation and will increase the safety in the area, thus contributing to the consolidation of foundations underpinning the social and economic development.