On October 23, 2020, a round table  “Risks and Protection: Legal Regulation and Practice” for representatives of Volnovakha district was held online.

The roundtable was e-attended by representatives of Regional Civil Protection Department, local communities, Volnovakha Civil-Military Administration, and organized by members of the 3P Consortium, consisting of Ukrainian and international non-governmental organizations (ACTED, IMPACT Initiatives, Right to Defense, Danish Red Cross, Austrian Red Cross,  and the Ukrainian Red Cross).

 A number of important issues were discussed during the event:

• Application of a risk-oriented approach by local communities;
• The impact of decentralization reform on the civil protection system at the district level and on inter-level communication in general;
• How to improve community living along the line of demarcation preparedness for emergency situations.

Roundtable was conducted within the context of European Union funded “Reducing Disaster Risk Vulnerability in Eastern Ukraine” project, being implemented by #3PConsortium.