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Italy at the forefront of the protection of cultural heritage in emergency: 3 questions to the Head of the Italian Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli

October 17, 2019WebmasterNews

With PROCULTHER Italy reiterates its interest in the development of preparatory measures for the protection of cultural assets in emergency. How important is this project for the Department? Recent emergencies in Europe and worldwide have shown how fragile cultural heritage is in the event of a disaster. Recently the European Union has given particular impetus

PROCULTHER following the way to the European response methodology for protecting cultural heritage during emergencies

October 16, 2019WebmasterNews

From June to September 2019 the Civil Protection Authorities as members of the PROCULTHER Consortium have convened their respective national stakeholders involved in the safeguard of cultural heritage in both phases of preparedness and response, in accordance to the respective national institutional frameworks and emergency procedures. This action is the first step for the setting

EXE FLEGREI 2019 – the Full Scale Exercise with a focus on cultural heritage protection

October 15, 2019WebmasterNews

“EXE FLEGREI 2019” is the national full-scale exercise that took place from 16 to 19 October 2019 in Campania Region (Southern Italy). The exercise saw the involvement of the Italian civil protection authorities at local, regional and national level: the municipalities in the red zone of the Phlegrean Fields, the Prefecture of Naples, the Campania