SAFER tackles one of today’s most urgent issues: the growing impact of floods, landslides, storms, wildfires, and coastal erosion in Southern Italy and Greece. These areas are among Europe’s most exposed to climate risks, with communities, infrastructures, and economies increasingly under threat.
SAFER’s mission is simple yet powerful: anticipate, alert, and prepare.
To anticipate, the project will create the SAFER Observatory: a cross-border hub where experts, local authorities, and researchers share data, models, and knowledge to better understand hazards before they strike.
To alert, it will launch the SAFER Platform and Decision Support System, combining artificial intelligence, real-time monitoring, and pilot testing in Apulia, Calabria, Basilicata, and Ithaca to provide early warnings and guide smart decisions.
To prepare, SAFER will design guidelines, policies, and a practical toolkit, alongside training for professionals and awareness activities for citizens, ensuring that both institutions and communities know how to act when danger comes.
The outcomes will be tangible: an operational early warning and decision-making system; a shared knowledge hub linking institutions across borders; clear adaptation guidelines; and skilled professionals and citizens ready to face crises.
At its heart, SAFER means protection: for people, for places, for the future. Through innovation and cooperation, it delivers practical tools today while shaping a legacy of resilience that other regions across Europe can follow tomorrow.
