Description du projet
Excellence de la recherche dans le domaine de la gestion et de la protection contre les incendies
Les incendies extrêmes pendant les mois estivaux ne sont plus des phénomènes isolés; désormais fréquents, ils sont aussi plus intenses et de plus de longue durée. En Europe, la plupart des incendies se déclarent dans les pays du sud caractérisés par un climat méditerranéen. Qui plus est, la combinaison des sécheresses et des vagues de chaleur a compliqué la prévention et la lutte contre les incendies. C’est la raison pour laquelle la recherche sur la gestion et la protection contre les incendies est essentielle pour la région Méditerranée méridionale et orientale (MO). Le projet SEMEDFIRE, financé par l’UE, renforcera les capacités de l’université européenne de Chypre (EUC) en matière de R&I et de recherche-gestion-administration dans le domaine de la science des incendies. Le projet favorisera les activités de mise en réseau avec des homologues de haut rang au niveau de l’UE, et générera des connaissances et des capacités pour la Méditerranée MO, y compris le Moyen-Orient.
Objectif
In full alignment with the WIDERA-Twinning-topic’s requirements, SEMEDFIRE aims to enhance the capacities and knowledge-acquisition of the Widening institution; EUC, in Research-&-Innovation (R&I) and Research-Management-Administration (RMA) relating to Fire Safety and Fire Management. This is aimed through networking activities with five top-class leading counterparts at EU level; IMPERIAL COLLEGE, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, PAU COSTA FOUNDATION, FRENCH GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL SECURITY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT and NIMES-Metropole, which represent a multifaceted, but complementary and synergistic, ‘geography’ of R&I-philosophies and approaches, comprising: •two leading Academic institutes in the area of fire safety and integrated fire management; •a leading Foundation in investigating fires and communities-engagement; •a Governmental Agency leading the EU-effort in operationally combating Forest Fires; •an Agglomeration of Municipalities providing the tangible example of local governance in Forest Fires; •a representation of both Member States and an Associated Country; •a linking of the European Research Area (ERA) in a “compass” fashion: from north (UK) to central Europe (FR, NL), to the west (ES), and to the Mediterranean biogeographical region (ES, FR, CY) and its South-Eastern area (CY). The networking-for-excellence and twinning-contributions of the internationally-leading Advanced Partners in knowledge-transfer and capacity-building, focus on both EUC and within and for its surrounding targeted stakeholders from public governance, industry/ entrepreneurship and civic society, at local and regional levels. It is hence scoped to raise the profile and reputation of EUC to such a level of ERA-excellence that it will be able to become a lighthouse of spreading fire-science excellence in Cyprus and the SE Mediterranean, as well as to nurture a culture of societal fire-safety.
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
22006 Nicosia
Chypre