The FCB gathered in Florence more than 100 international experts and scholars of emergency situations, organizing one of the first global forum after the Japanese earthquake: the 11th IDER (International Disaster and Emergency Resilience) conference. The event was hosted at Leopoldine, Piazza Tasso, on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th April 2011 with the support of Firenze Convention Bureau, the University of Florence, Centre for Civil Protection and Risk Studies (CESPRO). The main theme for IDER 2011 is Community Resilience – the impact of climate change and natural and man-made disasters.
Covering both human and natural disasters, from fire and flood to terrorist attack, IDER has explored the role of the media during disasters, training for preparedness, planning initiatives, disaster responder/emergency services interoperability and international standards and certification. IDER uses case studies, such as on earthquakes, floods, fires and terrorist attacks, to identify the many lessons to be learnt and, very importantly, identify “best practice”.
Founded in 1997, IDER is a conference, with exhibits, where best practices and solutions to ensure readiness for, response to, recovery from and resilience for disasters and major emergencies, whether caused by nature, accident or terrorism are identified, implemented and shown. It has also become an international network of emergency responders.
