Disaster Risk Reduction from natural and industrial disasters!

Vlora Aarhus Information Centre (AIC Vlore) in cooperation with the Municipality of Vlora Vlora and with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania is implementing the initiative: "Disaster Rist Reduction from naturaland industiral disasters" in the municipality of Vlora.
This initiative aims to increaset the public awareness of young people and citizens and take precaution mesaures in case of natural and industrial disasters, as well as to coordinate the work and actions of public institutions for minimizing the damages that can be caused in such cases.
In this context, on April 6th, 2016, there was organized a public awareness session with students and teachers of "Aulons" schools in Vlora town.
This activity aimed to educate the students with basic informatin of how to use of gas cylinders in their houses in order to eliminate the potential risks that may occur.
This meeting will be followed by other meetings in schools and public consultation forums with citizens in potentially vulnerable areas of the Municipality of Vlora from various natural hazards such as floods, fires, soil erosion and land slides.
These consultations will be organized in cooperation with the Municipality of Vlora in administrative units Novosel, Orikum, Shushicë and center.