PRoTECT – a project co-funded by the European Union’s ISFP programme, aims to strengthen local authorities’ capabilities in the protection of areas in public space that could potentially be soft targets for terrorism. By applying an overarching concept where tools, technology, training and field demonstrations will lead to enhanced situational awareness and improvement of a direct response before, during and after a terrorist attack, the project seeks to ultimately strengthen security in public spaces.

In order to promote the exchange of experiences, the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus), in the framework of PRoTECT, is launching  a series of web conferences on the protection of public spaces and soft targets. The aim of these online sessions is to discuss and raise awareness of the role of local authorities in the protection of public spaces, as well as to propose tools to support them in this endeavour.

The first web conference is on Vulnerability assessment of a potential target : How can local authorities  make informed decisions on the necessary security provisions for public spaces?

Assessing risks and vulnerabilities against a terrorist threat has become a necessary step in the security management cycle for actors in charge of security. Gaining better knowledge on site vulnerabilities can facilitate making informed decisions on the measures to adopt in order to offer safer public spaces.

This session will discuss the vulnerability assessment tool and the role of local authorities.  Who should be in charge of conducting a vulnerability assessment? Which actors need to be involved? What information is key to analyse and how to analyse it? What tools can facilitate the analysis? What challenges might arise for local security actors?

Date: 17 February 2021

Time: 14:00 CET

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