00:02Climate change and its accompanying rainfall and erosion threaten our coastlines.
00:07The Atlantic coastline is exposed to landslides and other high-impact geological hazards,
00:13as here in the Canary Islands.
00:15Monitoring these hazards and strengthening cooperation between civil society and the authorities
00:20are the priorities of AHEAL, a project that has brought together experts from five European countries.
00:26With the rain episodes, there are more cases of disappointment,
00:31and in some cases, stones of large dimensions have been taken to some other car.
00:36What AHEAL is providing us is to have a greater knowledge of a situation like this
00:41and to know what measures to take in that moment.
00:50In Gran Canaria, the GC60 road is the most popular tourist route on the island,
00:55and one of the most prone to landslides.
00:58Located on this road, San Bartolome de Tirajana has incorporated geological risks
01:04into its municipal emergency plan.
01:07Thanks to this plan, citizens are alerted to possible landslides in real time,
01:11and they can also report them.
01:26It is collaborative science.
01:28Citizens raise the alarm with a simple phone call,
01:31all with geo-located and dated photos, thanks to an application such as this one.
01:37AHEAL has strengthened the exchange of data between citizens, emergency teams and scientists,
01:43and has enabled risk maps to be updated.
01:46It has been updated, the inventory that existed, but it was not updated.
01:52There are some maps of the areas where the rocks have fallen,
01:56in the three pilot areas where the Geo Canarias works.
02:01Awareness of geological risks is also raised in the classroom.
02:05Students at Faro de Maspaloma Secondary School
02:08learn in class that their island is a risk area for several reasons,
02:12including seismic activity.
02:15Fifteen-year-old Aithami was impressed by this workshop.
02:19First, if I see that there is a movement, I leave myself
02:21and then I call the bombers
02:23for if there is a type of person who can be attacked,
02:26the 112.
02:26My name is Maria.
02:27I am surprised the media that are used, especially to save people.
02:32AHEAL's total budget exceeds 3.2 million euros.
02:3675% has been financed by the European Union's cohesion policy.
02:40Portugal, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Ireland
02:44have participated in this project.
02:47AHEAL has won two awards at the RegoStars Awards,
02:50a European prize that recognizes excellence
02:53in projects funded by the European Union.
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