Objective The main objectives of CapHaz-Net are to identify and assess existing practices and policies for social capacity building in the field of natural hazards and to elaborate strategies and recommendations for activities to enhance the resilience of European societies to the impacts of natural hazards. This will be achieved by bringing together different scientific disciplines and by enhancing and fostering communication between researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from across Europe. CapHaz-Net focuses on synthesising and integrating knowledge and perspectives from five topics: risk perception, social vulnerability, risk communication, risk education, risk governance. These are central for developing social capacities of societies and communities for natural hazards. For each topic, main perspectives, actions and initiatives are identified and assessed that can improve capacity building. The project is structured in three phases: In a first phase key studies and initiatives will be identified and assessed within each of the main topics, achieved through literature review work and thematic meetings. The outcome will be a living document representing the state of the art and providing initial suggestions on how to improve societies’ capacity building. In the second phase these results will be down-scaled in particular regional contexts and evaluated in respect of local experiences and existing practices and tools, achieved through a series of regional hazard workshops. The network will consider three geographical areas representing different natural hazards types. During these workshops best practices and chances of improved legal tools and strategies but also gaps of knowledge are identified and assessed. In the final phase, the network will integrate findings and develop recommendations that provide a synthesis concerning specific steps to improve social capacity building of European societies’ facing natural hazards and give guidance for future research. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters Keywords education preparedness risk communication risk governance risk perception social vulnerability Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2008.1.3.2.1. - Natural Hazards: Social perception, behaviour and responses to risks Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ EU contribution € 295 137,00 Address PERMOSERSTRASSE 15 04318 Leipzig Germany See on map Region Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Annette Schmidt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ISTITUTO DI SOCIOLOGIA INTERNAZIONALE DI GORIZIA Italy EU contribution € 90 071,00 Address VIA MAZZINI 13 34170 Gorizia See on map Region Nord-Est Friuli-Venezia Giulia Gorizia Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mara Bragagnolo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION United Kingdom EU contribution € 86 947,00 Address THE BURROUGHS, HENDON . NW4 4BT London See on map Region London Outer London — West and North West Barnet Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Amanda King (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 97 651,00 Address EDIF A CAMPUS DE LA UAB BELLATERRA CERDANYOLA V 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Louis Lemkow (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ZNANSTVENORAZISKOVALNI CENTER SLOVENSKE AKADEMIJE ZNANOSTI IN UMETNOSTI Slovenia EU contribution € 65 140,00 Address NOVI TRG 2 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Vanda Baloh (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EIDGENOSSISCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT WSL Switzerland EU contribution € 88 521,00 Address ZUERCHERSTRASSE 111 8903 Birmensdorf See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Esther Moor (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DIALOGIK GEMEINNUTZIGE GESELLSCHAFT FUR KOMMUNIKATIONS UND KOOPERATIONSFORSCHUNG MBH Germany EU contribution € 95 549,00 Address LERCHENSTRASSE 22 70176 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Agnes Lampke (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER United Kingdom EU contribution € 90 984,00 Address BAILRIGG LA1 4YW Lancaster See on map Region North West (England) Lancashire Lancaster and Wyre Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joanna Rossini (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
