The 1st GOBEYOND Workshop, titled "Empowering Communities to Respond to Geo and Weather Emergencies", was held on 18–19 March 2025 in Seville, Spain, gathering nearly 100 participants from Europe and the Union for the Mediterranean. Over two engaging days, the event brought together civil protection professionals, researchers, first responders, and policymakers, to discuss innovative tools and strategies for disaster resilience.
The event offered a valuable opportunity to explore live demonstrations of the Multi-Risk Impact-based Early Warning System (MR-IEWS) prototypes, engage in roundtables and technical discussions, and build partnerships between participants through dynamic poster sessions.
Number of attendees:
95
Countries Represented:
15
Speakers:
27
Posters:
38
The Experience
7 Roundtables
Each session brought together experts from different sectors to discuss challenges, share lessons learned, and propose actionable solutions.
Open Discussion
After each roundtable, participants participated in open discussions, sharing reflections, raising critical questions and shaping ideas together.
Poster Sessions
Participants explored a series of poster presentations showcasing innovative research, tools, and project activities, encouraging networking.
Roundtables
Lessons from the October 2024, Floods in Spain
Building a stronger response. What tools do we need to do better next time?
GOBEYOND Pilot Sites. Insights and lessons from real-world demonstrations
Shifting paradigms in emergency response for geo-hazards events
Tackling the challenge of delivering impact-based warnings
Innovative tools for empowering communities through local emergency plans
MR-IEWS for all: Expanding GOBEYOND platforms to external users
Real-time interactive exhibitions
Participants had the opportunity to engage directly with the Multi-Risk Impact-based Early Warning System (MR-IEWS) prototypes through live demonstrations.
Five interactive demo stations were set up:
Andalucía Region and Estepona city
Pilot Site prototypes
Attica Region and Piraeus
Pilot Site prototypes
Alpes-Maritimes Area and the province of Chefchaouen
Pilot Site prototypes
Pozzuoli and Setúbal
Pilot Site prototypes
Early Warning System Platforms for Europe and for the Mediterranean
EWS4EU & EWS4Med
Attendees were able to explore the platform’s features, ask questions, and provide feedback directly to the developers and pilot leads. This hands-on experience gave participants a tangible sense of the tools being co-developed and how they can be adapted to local needs
Captured Moments
Browse through our photo gallery to relive the moments from the 1st GOBEYOND Workshop.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation under grant agreement No. 101121135.