TRAINING WORKSHOP ON DISASTER RISK PREPAREDNESS

AND MANAGEMENT

CASE OF GJIROKASTRABERAT 2011

PREPARED BY:LEFTER QIRICI (PMNZSH)ILIR LLURI (ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF ANTIGONEA)DRITAN LOLOCI (MUNICIPALITY OF GJIROKASTRA)PABLO BALLO (CIVIL EMERGENCY)MARSELA PLYKU DEMAJ (IMK)

WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 2005 – EXTENSION IN 2008

ATTRIBUTES VALUES-Around the 13th century citadel it has a vernacular houses with turrets (Turkish Kule) characteristic of the Balkans region (17th century – 19th

century-Architectural character typical of the Ottoman Period-Retains a Bazaar, 18th century mosque and two churches of the same period-Its urban centre reflects a vernacular housing typical of the Balkans,-It is a citadel town built by notable landowners whose interests were directly linked to those of the central power

-The historic centre is remarkably well-preserved-It has been continuously inhabited from ancient times to nowadays-Bears witness to the wealth and diversity of the urban and architectural heritage of this region-The vernacular architecture has some remarkable examples of houses-Bears outstanding testimony to the diversity of urban societies in the Balkans and to longstanding ways of life which have today almost vanished-Bear outstanding testimony of various types of monuments and vernacular urban housing

Stakeholders to be involved in making DRM Plan

- Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports

- Municipality of Gjirokastra

- Institute of Cultural Monuments

- Regional Directorate of National Culture - Gjirokastra

- Police for Fire Protection and Rescue

- Directorate of Water Supply and Sewage

- CEZ (Power Supply)

- Institute of Archaeology

- Other

- Office of Coordination of Historical Centre (WH) UNESCO

TYPES OF HAZARDS AND VULNERABILITIES

LANDSLIDE (IN THE STEEP SLOPE OF THE CASTLE HILL)

LOCATION OF THE CASTLE

SNOW FALL LOAD ON THE ROOFS

FIRE (BURNING OF GARBAGE, LIMITED ELECTRICITY, HUMAN MISTAKES, SHEPHERDS FIRE, GAS HEATER, CANDLES, ELECTRICITY SYSTEM)

COVERAGE OF THE ROOFS WITH SLATES NO COLLECTION OF GARBAGE

ELECTRICAL CABIN LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE CASTLE AREAFESTIVAL AREA (WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE CASTLE)

RAIN FALL - STREAMS CREATED IN THE STONE STREETS

BAD RESTORATION OF THE STONE PAVEMENTSUNSUFFICIENT SEWAGE SYSTEM

DESTROYED HOUSES BECAUSE OF UNHABITATION

FIRE IN THE BUILDING

HUMAN MISTAKE (COOKING WITH GAS IN OPEN AIR)

SUMMER TIME - EVENING

FIRE IN THE ADJACENT OPEN SPACE

(GRASS)

RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE IN 4 DIRECTIONS – CRITICAL FOR

THE WHOLE BAZAAR AREA

MINIMUM 10 MIN FOR THE FIRE FIGHTERS TO COME – TURN OFF

THE ELECTRICITY

DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO

PANIC

TOURISTS EATING IN THE LIGHT OF CANDLES IN THE OTHER RESTAURANTS – RISK OF OTHER

FIRES

PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

SMOKE DETECTORS IN AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS

COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF RISK FROM FIRE

HIDRANTS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTRE

SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR GAS USAGE

REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE GREEN AREAS

SHORT TERM

LONG TERM

EVACUATION PLAN

GATHERING SPACE

RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION

PEOPLE RESCUE

IMMEDIATE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (RDNC, MUNICIPALITY, UNESCO Office)

IMMEDIATE PROTECTION FOR DAMAGED HERITAGE – INTERVENTION FOR FALLING STRUCTURES (RDNC)

DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

PREPARATION OF A PROJECT OF RESTORATION (RDNC, ICM)

RESTORATION