PARATUS Final project meeting
Welcome!
We are delighted to invite you to the final project meeting of PARATUS (Promoting Disaster Preparedness and Resilience by Co-developing Stakeholder Support Tools for Managing the Systemic Risk of Compounding Disasters).
This event brings together scientists and stakeholders to share knowledge, exchange experiences, and strengthen collaboration.
The day is structured in two parts. The morning session focuses on the tools developed within the PARATUS project and the Disaster Risk Stakeholder Hub (DRS Hub), offering participants the opportunity to explore and experience these tools firsthand. The afternoon session will feature the official final meeting of the project, including panel discussions and presentations of key results.
Practical information
📅 Date: Monday, June 29, 2026
📍Location: The Hotel Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 BRUSSELS
👥 Organized by: PARATUS project team
PARATUS TOOL WORKSHOP, 09:00 - 12:30
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and introduction to the PARATUS Tools collected in the Disaster Risk Resilience (DRS) Hub by Cees van Westen (University of Twente)
10:00 – 12:30 World Café of PARATUS tools
- DRS HUB by Jon Hall (Resilience Advisory Network)
- Geonode by Pritam Ghosh (University of Twente)
- Kumu for impact Chain development by Silvia Cocuccioni (EURAC)
- Participatory Forensic Analysis by Funda Atun (University of Twente)
- FastFlood by Bastian van den Bout (FastHazard)
- RiskChanges by Cees van Westen (University of Twente and Manzul Hazerika (Asian Institute of Technology)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch with exhibition of interactive poster presentations on the results of the 4 case studies and project results
PARATUS FINAL WORKSHOP 13:30 - 19:00
13:30 – 13:45 Welcome by Rebecca Hueting (the Master of Ceremonies, DeepBlue) and Opening by Giannis Skiadaresis (DRS Area Coordinator, DG HOME, European Commission)
13:45 – 14:05 PARATUS Journey by Funda Atun (University of Twente)
14:05 – 14:50 Stakeholders' perspectives, moderated by Jon Hall (Resilience Advisory Network)
Panellists:
- Alps: Flora Hoefler (Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen- Finanzierungs- Aktiengesellschaft, ASFINAG)
- Bucharest: Daniel Vlaic (Departamentul pentru Situații de Urgență, DSU)
- Istanbul: Evrim Yavuz, (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, IMM)
- Caribbean: Kester Craig (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, CDEMA)
15:00 – 15:45 Science – Policy – Practice, moderated by Silvia Cocuccioni (EURAC)
Panellists:
- Michele Calvello, The HUT Project (University of Salerno)
- Rosa Tamborrino, RESILIAGE Project (Politecnico di Torino)
- Nathan Clark, SRC Policy Brief (VU Amsterdam)
- Arne Dormaels, AHEAD Project (Ghent University)
- Esther El Haddad (Emergency Response Coordination Centre, DG ECHO, European Commission)
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00– 16:45 Uptake of the Research and Innovation, moderated by Sonia Matera (DeepBlue
Panellists:
- Bastian van den Bout for FastFlood (FastHazard)
- Jon Hall for Cen Workshop Agreement (CWA) (RAN)
- Carlyne Yu (United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR)
- Antonio Palazuelos (UNECA)
- Juha-Pekka JÄPÖLÄ (DG ECHO, European Commission)
16:45– 16:55 Remarks by Maria Carmen Moyano Perez (REA, DG HOME, European Commission
16:55 – 17:15 Closure of the PARATUS Journey by Cees van Westen (University of Twente)
17:15 – 18:30 Drinks (exhibition and games)
- Interactive poster presentations on the results of the 4 case studies (Alps, Bucharest, Caribbean Islands, Istanbul)
- Poster presentations of young researchers
- PARATUS Games
- PARATUS Augmented Reality
PARATUS project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation program under grant agreement No 101073954
Register now for the PARATUS Final Project Meeting on 29 June 2026, at The Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
