On the occasion of the annual plenary meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), which was hosted in Alghero on October 24th, André Viola, the president of CEPLI, showcased the report “Cities and regions’ potential in Mediterranean civil protection”.
“This report serves as the foundation for enhanced civil protection cooperation in the Mediterranean”, as pointed out the president of CEPLI. “It emphasises subsidiarity and shared responsibility, offering recommendations at various levels of governance. It promotes a coordinated regional approach, leveraging local and regional capabilities to build resilience at the community level, aiming to strengthen civil protection and enhance the resilience and prosperity of the Mediterranean community”.
André Viola underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in the governance of civil-protection systems and recommends an integrated approach based on actions made on three levels of governance: Euro-Mediterranean, national, and local and regional level.