Common Contracts
1 similar null contracts
European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) BeSafeNet 2023 factsheetApril 27th, 2023
The European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) is a platform for co-operation focusing on major natural and technological disasters. The main objectives of EUR-OPA are to reinforce and promote co-operation between member states in a multi-disciplinary context to ensure better prevention, protection against risks and better preparation in the event of major natural or technological disasters. EUR-OPA currently has 22 member states and it supports in particular projects on education and disaster risk reduction aimed at promoting a culture of prevention, for example through emergency response drills in school establishments together with annual national campaigns. It also provides preventive information and education on how to stem the effects of natural disasters as well as developing a methodology on basic knowledge for schoolteachers on safety activities in emergencies etc.
