SPGRM27

Track 1: Natural Hazards and Climate Change

• Geological and Seismic Hazards: Assessment of urban vulnerability, earthquake-resistant construction, landslides, etc.
• Climatic and Hydrological Hazards: Flood and flash flood risk management, severe drought waves, and the impact of climate change on water resource sustainability.
• Forest Fires and Desertification: Strategies for early detection of forest fires, vegetation protection, and their impact on local community stability.

Track 2: Technological, Industrial, Cyber Risks, and Network Security

• Industrial and Energy Hazards: Prevention of chemical accidents, safety management in major industrial facilities, safety protocols for hazardous material transport, and energy pipeline protection.
• Cybersecurity: Protection of critical infrastructure (power grids, hospitals, banks) against cyberattacks and systematic breaches.
• Emerging Technological Hazards: Risk assessment of uncontrolled AI applications and strategic transport accidents (aviation, maritime, and high-speed land transport).

Track 3: Biological, Health, and Ecological Risks

• Health Security and Pandemics: Lessons learned from past epidemics, and the readiness of healthcare systems to handle rapidly spreading pandemics.
• Biological Hazards and Biotechnology: Laboratory leak risks, biological threats, and the regulation of advanced biotechnology.
• Ecological Degradation: Large-scale environmental pollution (oil spills, toxic waste) and its direct impact on food and health security.

Track 4: Risk Governance, Prevention, and Recovery Strategies

• Identification of vulnerabilities and measures to mitigate adverse disaster impacts.
• Urban planning and integrating territorial management with safety and risk management requirements.
• Long-term strategies for natural and technological disaster risk reduction.
• Leveraging remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), satellite technology (e.g., Algerian Space Agency – ASAL), and drones to monitor forest fires, desert encroachment, and environmental risks.
• Artificial Intelligence algorithms and mathematical modeling for probability calculations and risk forecasting (e.g., fires, urban flooding).
• Early warning systems and notification networks to alert relevant authorities and the public prior to disaster occurrence.
• Crisis management and institutional coordination between state authorities and civil society.
• Updating national emergency response plans (e.g., ORSEC plans) and upgrading stakeholder skills to ensure rapid response and intervention.
• Crisis communication management in the digital era and public engagement via social media platforms and traditional media to ensure proper guidance and prevent misinformation.
• Post-disaster recovery and reconstruction strategies to build more resilient communities capable of absorbing shocks.
• Natural disaster insurance mechanisms and national emergency funds to ensure prompt financing for recovery and reconstruction operations.