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MiSRaR addresses the issue of mitigating risks through the inclusion of risk assessment and risk management in spatial planning.

In 2009 seven local, regional and provincial governments throughout the European Union joined their forces to achieve an ambitious goal: improving and structuring processes of risk mitigation in spatial planning, not only in their own area but throughout the entire European Union. Their approach was the sharing of knowledge, practical experiences and good practices with each other and making the resulting lessons available throughout the EU. To make this possible the seven partners applied for a cofinancing contribution by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG IVC programme.

The goal of the project was to enable professionals in the field of risk management to learn from experiences in other parts of Europe. During the three year project time a starting conference, sixteen thematic seminars and a closing conference have been organized. The thematic seminars each dealt with one of the steps of the mitigation process. During these seminars knowledge and experiences were exchanged. The experts from the partners were given the opportunity to bring forward their own expertise on specific types of risks. For example, forest fires, floods, landslides, extreme weather and risks of production, storage and trans-portation of hazardous substances have been discussed.

To be able to share lessons learned widely within the EU, the results of the project are presented in the MiSRaR handbook. Herein, based on experience of the participating partners and taking into account relevant EU regulations, the process steps of risk management and mitigation are described, with practical tips. Also, the good practices of the participating partners are made available on the MiSRaR website . This way other governments within the EU can find inspiration and practical contacts on existing implemented policies which can improve systematic risk management.

Ruud Houdijk has participated in the MiSRaR project as expert on risk assessment and mitigation, as organiser of and speaker during the thematic seminars and closing conference and as writer of the MiSRaR handbook.

In MiSRaR the following seven partners have been involved:
the Safety Region South-Holland South, The Netherlands (lead partner)
the Euro Perspectives Foundation (EPF), Gabrovo, Bulgaria
the Municipality of Aveiro, Portugal
the Municipality of Mirandela, Portugal
the Municipality of Tallinn, Estonia
the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Italy
the Region of Epirus, Greece.

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