Leave no one behind: Active involvement of persons with disabilities in disaster preparedness and response towards strengthening inclusive disaster resilience

This volume has been prepared by the European Center for Forest Fires (ECFF), Greece, under the aegis of the Council of Europe (EUR-OPA), in the framework of the joint project "Inclusion of Vulnerable groups in Disaster Preparedness and Response for coping with emerging risks: Evacuation exercise including people with disabilities", which was implemented in cooperation with the European Centre on Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes (ECPFE), Greece. The project was implemented in the period 2022-2023. The main activities were the organisation of a workshop dedicated to inclusion in emergencies, and the execution of an evacuation exercise with the participation of persons with disabilities.

More specifically, the workshop entitled "Leave No One Behind: Inclusiveness in Disaster Preparedness and Response" which took place on the 8th of November 2022, in Athens, Greece, at the premises of the Hellenic Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, is described in Section 1 of this volume; it incorporates the available presentations given by the invited speakers, in the format of short, stand-alone articles. Moreover, the objectives and the opening remarks of the workshop are available. The draft conclusions of the workshop are also summarised.