Project “EvRe – Evacuation Ready” activities in May, 2022

30.05 2022 Projects

On 3 and 24 May, 2022, a meeting of the coordinators of the project “EvRe – Evacuation Ready” took place, during which the project activities were planned, the preparation of the necessary documentation, communication activities and other issues related to the development of “EvRe” were discussed. The project will run until January 2024.

“EvRe – Evacuation ready” project will deepen the co-operation of Red Cross and civil protection authorities focusing on enhance capacities for set-up and organize evacuation centers with various emergency support services. Project will create standard operation procedures (SOP) for joint operations and by establishing new capacities for large-scale evacuations in cross-border operations caused by emergencies, natural disasters or other types of hazards. The project strengthens the Red Cross auxiliary role to authorities on large-scale emergencies at national and regional level.

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