The ResiliEnhance Platform
A fundamental component of the ResiliEnhance Program is to provide a space that facilitates interdisciplinary and intersectoral exchanges on the different aspects concerning resilience to disasters, with the activation of a Platform in which experts discuss and propose recommendations aiming at supporting risk-informed and resilient sustainable development. This aims to both support reaching the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Global Agenda, and contribute to the critical thinking that will help shape the post-2030 Agenda.
The Platform acts as a knowledge-sharing and knowledge-bridging tool. It operates with networks among scientists, policy-makers, and experts from the Central European Initiative's Member States, United Nations and European organizations as well as regional and local institutions.
The Platform focuses mainly on resilience to disaster risk, as central driver in managing the challenges posed by systemic risk, climate change, natural hazards, man-made threats, COVID-19 pandemic, and also by the increased complexity and uncertainty that will characterize the future. Thinking and acting proactively for reducing risks and increasing the capacity to face and cope surprises and unprecedented situations is one of the main challenges in building an effective resilience enhancement. The activities of the Platform will provide an interdisciplinary and intersectoral contribution in this direction.
Objectives
Facilitate interdisciplinary exchange.
Support Global Agendas.
Strengthen territorial governance.
Develop actionable recommendations to decision- and policy-makers.
Build and strengthen a regional network.
Platform Meetings
Platform Repository
The Repository of the ResiliEnhance Platform includes a set of resources related to the work of the Platform's Members. Access it here.
Platform Participants
Member of the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, SPRINT-Lab, University of Udine, Italy, and former Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector, Paris, France
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development and Ecological Awareness, Technical University of Zvolen, Slovakia
Vice-rector of the University of Udine, Italy and member of the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, SPRINT-Lab
Serves at the International Relations and Activities Unit of the Italian Civil Protection Department Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome, Italy
Program Manager of the Central European Initiative, Trieste, Italy
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, SPRINT-Lab, University of Udine, Italy
Scientific secretary, UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainability, University of Pannonia, Kőszeg, Hungary
Member of the UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Program Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral Safety for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, SPRINT-Lab, University of Udine, Italy
Head of the Department of Engineering Seismology, Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Grant fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) and Assistant professor at the Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Head of Unit and Regional Advisor for Science, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice, Italy
Environmental engineer, Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy
Head of Department for Risk, Disaster Management and Strategic Planning, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
Researcher, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy
Member of European Science & Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG), UNDRR, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Science, Technology and Engineering Education, Krakow, Poland
Program Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Prevention and Sustainable Management of Geo-Hydrological Hazards, University of Florence, Italy
Programme Management Officer, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Bonn, Germany
Programme Specialist, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, Natural Sciences Sector, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France
Director of the Science Research Center for Disaster Risk Reduction, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
PhD. student, UNESCO Chair Sustainable Development and Ecological Awareness, Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia
Leading Researcher of the Science Research Center for Disaster Risk Reduction, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
Participants from earlier sessions
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Udine, Italy
Project officer, Science Unit, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice, Italy
International senior consultant in disaster risk reduction, adaptation and resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, Natural Sciences Sector, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France
Professor, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” – Skopje, Macedonia at the Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS)
Technical secretary of the UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Sustainability, University of Pannonia, Kőszeg, Hungary