The program "Tsunami-Ready" promotes community preparedness for tsunami risk, involving Civil Protection, Administration and citizens, in order to improve readiness and reaction capacity in the event of an event.
Palmi, a municipality on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, is located in a medium-high risk area, hit in the past by tsunamis, as documented by theItalian Tsunami Effects Database (ITED) of the INGV. The process that led to this recognition involved the population and the coastal territory, strengthening awareness of tsunami risk and the response capacity of the Palmi community. An important step was taken with the involvement of the Municipality of Palmi in the project. CoastWAVE 2.0, funded by the European Commission through DG ECHO (European Civil Protection) in the years 2025-2026. Within the project, specific maps evacuation due to tsunami risk, which identify the areas potentially affected by the flood and evacuation routes from the coastal strip towards the collection areasThe maps are available on the site of the Tsunami Warning Center of INGV.
Representatives of the Tsunami Warning Center (CAT), of theIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) and of theHigher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), the Mayor of Palmi, John Calabria, the Deputy Mayor, Salvatore Celi, the President of the Palmese Youth Council, Daniele Trimboli and the Commander of the Local Police, Francesco ManagòThe Tsunami Ready certification will be awarded by Denis Chang Seng of IOC-UNESCO.
Useful links:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Tsunami Warning Center (CAT)
Department of Civil Protection (DPC)
Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
Aerial view of a stretch of the coast
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