1. INTERACT-ESPON thematic study on Environmental Hazards and Risk Management Philipp Schmidt-Thomé

2. Contents Summarizing final results of the INTERACT ESPON thematic study on environmental hazards Approach Database structure Examples of maps Further applications of the thematic study?

3. Approach Budget: 20 000 € Partners: GTK and Centre for Urban and Regional Studies/Helsinki University of Technology Hazards selected according to ESPO 1.3.1 profiles of spatial relevance Creation of database structured according to hazards, type of projects and INTERREG III strand Overlay of project activities and hazard prone areas Recommendations for future hazard activities. Note: It was only recommended where to increase hazard related activities, not where to decrease those!

4. Database structure Title of project Acronym WWW Character (hazard assessment, etc) Countries (regions) covered Hazards adressed INTERREG strand Contact details (confidential)

5. Some statistics Total amount of INTERREG projects: Over 5000

6. Hazards addressed in INTERREG projects

7. Delphi method

8. Avalanches

9. Change of dry spell (drought indicator)

10. Earthquakes

11. Extreme temperatures

12. Floods IIIA

13. Floods IIIB

14. Floods IIIC

15. Forest fire IIIB

16. Landslides

17. Storms/storm surges

18. Technological hazards IIIA

19. Technological hazards IIIB

20. Recommendations Broaden scope of INTERREG activities, i.e. take hazards and risks up in measures and priorities Promote activities on hazards and risks in regions where these are most imminent Analyse necessity of hazard and risk related activites locally and regionally (INTERREG offices) Take up some results of ESPON database (e.g. support to define project targets) Make use of TIA approach (e.g. to measure impact of projects on regional development) Make use and further develop policy recommendations and reporting scale (for overall output assessment)

21. Thank you very much for your attention! philipp.schmidt-thome@gtk.fi http://www.gtk.fi/projects/espon/ Env_Risk_finalreport.pdf