Informação: Vasco Cordeiro visits station of the hydrometeorological network that will cover the entire Region By the end of the year, the nine islands of the Azores will be covered by 99 hydrometeorological stations, an investment of about one million Euros that will provide a detailed and timely knowledge of the hydrological cycle; the latter is essential for the protection of people and property in situations of extreme weather events, such as floods. Designed and developed by technical and regional co... Mais >>
Informação: Azorean Government approves proposal to create Flood Risk Management Plan The Government of the Azores has approved a draft Regional Legislative Decree for the creation of the Flood Risk Management Plan of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (PGRIA), being in compliance with the Directive issued by the European Parliament and Council establishing the framework for flood risk assessment and management. PGRIA takes the form of a sectoral plan and its main strategic goal ... Mais >>
Informação: Civil protection creates mobile app "PROCIV Azores," announces Luís Cabral The Regional Secretary for Health announced today in Praia da Vitória that the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service will provide, from March 21, an application for smartphones featuring the basic and necessary information on civil protection Speaking at the opening of the activities marking the World Civil Defence Day, Luís Cabral added that this application will allow Azore... Mais >>
Informação: Vasco Cordeiro highlights importance of investments in accessibility to the development of Povoação The President of the Government highlighted today the contribution of a series of interventions in terms of accessibility to the economic development of Povoação in the context of planed public investments for this municipality, which include a new fire station. "These are several interventions in Povoação that will provide a valid contribution to the municipality's economic de... Mais >>
Informação: Regional Secretariat for Health promotes course on response in case of disaster The Regional Secretariat for Health, through the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service, promotes the course "Medical Response to Major Incidents" (MRMI), starting today. It aims to train health professionals for an appropriate response in case of disaster. The course takes place at Belo Jardim Training Centre in Praia da Vitória and is divided into two periods, February 17-19 and ... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro expressed his recognition of willingness shown by the Azorean population in the prevention of Hurricane Alex The President of the Government expressed his recognition of the availability and dedication of hundreds of people who were involved at various levels in the prevention system created for the passage of Hurricane Alex in the archipelago.
"We owe them a word of recognition for their work, their dedication and their efforts. A few hundred people, including firefighters and members of the regional a... Mais >>
Informação: Government of the Azores estimates 15 million Euros in damages caused by December storms The Council of the Government of the Azores, held in Ponta Delgada, has assessed the situation concerning the damages caused by the bad weather conditions that hit the archipelago last week, making a provisional estimate of 15 million Euros in damages.
The amount was revealed today by the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs at the presentation of the press re... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government is monitoring storm damages on the coastal areas of São Miguel The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated today that the Government of the Azores is conducting the “survey of the damages” on the coastal areas of São Miguel that were caused by the storm that hit the southern coast last Monday.
Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke in the village of São Roque in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, where, during the night, th... Mais >>
Informação: Vasco Cordeiro visits areas affected by bad weather on São Miguel Since the early after afternoon, the President of the Government is visiting the areas on the southern coast of São Miguel that were most affected by the bad weather that hit the Azores in order to become better informed about the damages caused by strong winds and rough sea.
Vasco Cordeiro, who was accompanied by the Secretary for Tourism and Transport and the Secretary for the Sea, Scienc... Mais >>
Informação: After the storm, it is time to "roll up our sleeves," says President of the Government The President of the Government stated that, after the bad weather that affected today some islands of the archipelago, it will now be necessary to make an accurate assessment of the damages caused by strong winds and rough sea and move forward to next stage: the cleaning and recovery from damages.
"With the improvement of weather conditions in the next hours, we must undertake an effort to accu... Mais >>
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