The municipality of Egaleo is an urban municipality in Western Attica, bordering the municipality of Athens. It covers an area of approximately 6.5 km2 and has a population of around 70.000 residents. Due to its proximity to Athens, its location between major road arteries in Attica, and the presence of the University of Western Attica, the municipality of Egaleo receives many visitors daily. Additionally, it includes an industrial, partially urbanized area known as Elaionas.
Like the rest of Attica and Greece in general, Egaleo is frequently affected by earthquakes, which, depending on their intensity, can cause damage and destruction to infrastructure and buildings. Closed underground streams and rivers (e.g., Kifissos River) make the terrain highly susceptible to earthquakes as well as floods. The closed streams, the underground Kifissos River, and the outdated infrastructure of the municipality of Egaleo, as well as of the surrounding municipalities, make the area more vulnerable to floods, as managing water in cases of heavy rainfall is challenging. Finally, another factor affecting the municipality is the extreme temperatures in recent years, with exceptionally high temperatures during the summer (temperatures can reach up to 45°C) and relatively low temperatures for the region during the winter, when snowfall is becoming more frequent.
The city is in the process of re-evaluating the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) and setting the policy making goals for the next decade. In C2IMPRESS project, the municipality will co-work with other CSAs to implement innovative multi-hazard risk and resilience framework for a better understanding of natural hazards and multi-dimensional vulnerabilities associated with physical, economic, health and social impacts. CSA will also focus on designing a new polycentric risk governance framework, engaging stakeholders from public, private and civil society sector. C2IMPRESS’s social and technical innovation tools will provide the knowledge to produce an Integrated Climate Change Adaptation and multi-hazard Disaster Management Framework cross-cutting plan for Egaleo.
