The first part of this talk will show how climate change raises the likelihood of first responders’ deployment by increasing the frequency and intensity of natural disasters and people’s movements through borders. The second part of the talk will focus on the extreme conditions under which first responders typically operate in, caused by the environment, the psychophysical stress, and the need to wear protective clothing. Taken together, the two parts of this talk will discuss the relevance of climate change and extreme environments on the safety and effectiveness of emergency response operations.
Dr. Andreas Flouris, FAME Laboratory, University of Thessaly, Greece