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The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
The next auction will drop the asking price
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
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It features nearly 200 panoramas of the Croatian city
The first city in the world where this service is available
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PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
One of those new facilities that we will be seeing more of
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The project is one of many that will improve the squares and pavements in the city
The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
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The campaign encourages people to give up alcohol for one month
The mayor of Funchal inspecting life saving equipment, Source: Funchal Municipality
The city received a recognition award for its Civil Protection Centres
On 20 August, the official website of the Madeiran capital of Funchal announced that the city has received the Award for Good Local Practices in Promoting Resilience. This was the first time such an award was given in Portugal. ANEPC – the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority promoted the initiative within the framework of the National Strategy for Preventive Civil Protection.
Given its particular geographical position, on an island in the middle of the ocean, Funchal and the whole island of Madeira are quite vulnerable to a variety of natural threats, chief among which forest fires. Those regularly threaten the unique and protected flora there. The local population has learned to live in such risky conditions, but the city government has done even more with the creation of Civil Protection Centres.
Indeed, devastating fires were the main impetus for the creation of these centres, back after the disastrous summer of 2016. The centres are community organizations working on a voluntary basis, which allow residents or the community, in areas susceptible to hazards, to build a collective response in the field of risk prevention and mitigation.
"The intention is not for people to replace Civil Protection agents, but that they at least know how to ensure their own self-protection, in the first moments of emergency", underlined Miguel Silva Gouveia, the mayor of Funchal.
He continued: “In all the centres, we placed a Civil Protection Kit for the community, we promoted training and drills, and we created First Intervention teams, who are trained, for example, in firefighting. We also formed evacuation teams and First Aid teams with knowledge in Basic Life Support, such as the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)”.
The Award for Good Local Practices in Promoting Resilience recognizes and publicizes the work carried out by municipalities, inter-municipal entities and parishes, in the context of the preparation and participation of citizens. It seeks to support such authorities who take care of their vulnerable residents, in increasing their resilience in the face of serious accidents and disasters.
The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
It features nearly 200 panoramas of the Croatian city
The first city in the world where this service is available
In April, citizens will work together to create applications and tools to improve life in the city
Ready to meet the objectives set by the Spanish government’s Hydrogen Roadmap
PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
Germany, on the other hand, is the most chilled
The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
The campaign encourages people to give up alcohol for one month
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