The PICRIT Project aims to develop a shared cross-border risk assessment approach between Italy and France. It focuses on strengthening cooperation between local emergency response centers. The project will create a database of over 2,500 cross-border infrastructures, analyze threats and impacts, and assess vulnerabilities of key infrastructures. It seeks to enhance procedures for cross-border emergency management through tools and guidelines for responding to catastrophic events.

1. PICRIT Project
Security and safety of cross-border infrastructures
Funded by Interreg-Alcotra Programme
4th International Disaster and Risk
Conference IDRC Davos 2012
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2. The context
“Cross-border strategic infrastructures” are terms used to describe assets located near
two or more Countries’ boundaries, whose failure can result in major damage for all
Countries involved with direct effects on the population.
Examples of these infrastructures are:
 Electricity transmission and distribution networks;
 Distributed power plants based upon Renewable Energy Sources RES): photovoltaic,
hydroelectric, geo-thermic, etc., seen as Virtual Power Plants (VPP).
 Gas&oil production, transport and distribution;
 Cross-border transport facilities (roads, railways, etc.).
These infrastructures are becoming more and more vulnerable to a series of man-made and
natural threats, that are capable of causing major short-term and medium-term catastrophic
effects.
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3. PICRIT Project
Objectives
PICRIT project aims at developing a shared approach between Italy and France, concerning both risk
prevention and mitigation, oriented to foster the cooperation between local emergency response and
command control centres.
An innovative approach for risk assessment of cross-border infrastructures was developed, simulating
a complex infrastructural system in North Western Italy across the boundary between Italy and France.
Strenghtening of local and national
Workshop Control Centers
Databases
Best Practices
Focus Group Analysis
End-users driven
approaches Decision-support
tools
CROSS-BORDER Territory Operational guidelines and
Risk Assessment Methodologies
decision-support tools for
with high scalability and
emergency and first-response
replicability in other cross-border
phases after catastrophic events.
contexts 4 Pilot Infrastructures
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4. Partners &
Duration
Partners:
 Langhe Monferrato Roero (LAMORO) Development
Agency, Italia
 Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours des
Alpes de Haute-Provence (SDIS), Francia
 Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per
l’Innovazione (SITI), Italia
Regione Piemonte is involved in PICRIT Project as Institutional Partner
Duration:
2 years (January 2012 – December 2013)
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5. Territorial
context
PICRIT project activities are focused on the boundary areas between Regione
Piemonte and Région PACA, in particular on:
• Province of Torino
• Province of Cuneo
• Département des Alpes de Haute Provence 50 Km
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6. PICRIT methodology is structured on four main steps:
1 Cross-border infrastructures database
2 Cross-border threats analysis
3 Cross-border impacts analysis
Risk Assessment and
4
operational capabilities enhancement
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7. 1 Cross-border infrastructures database
ENERGY Classification of Infrastructures
More than 2.500 analysed and geo-
Wind Energy Plants referenced infrastructures.
Hydroelectric
Plants Bio-energy
Plants
TRANSPORTS
Photovoltaic
Geo-thermic Plants Plants Coal
Plants Roads
Mountain border posts
Gas Plants Oil Plants
Railways
Nuclear Plants
Oil pipes
Energy transmission networks Gas Pipes
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8. 1 Cross-border infrastructures database
Data collection and processing
Involvemement of Bodies
and Authorities operating
in the field of cross-border
infrastructure analysis and classification of
management data sources
Data collection and creation of
(also with reference to European
Directive INSPIRE) GIS cross-border databases
(infrastructures, catastrophic
events, data sources, etc.)
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9. 1 Cross-border infrastructures database
Data sources analysis and classification
Institutional sources: laws, regulations, directives, etc.
Scientific sources: research projects, university studies, etc.
Private sources: energy utilities, transport utilities, etc.
Mass Media: internet, newspapers, television, etc.
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10. 1 Cross-border infrastructures database
Examples of Data Sources
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11. 2 Cross-border threats analysis
NATURAL ANTHROPIC
Avalanche
Drought
Extreme weather conditions Pipe breaking
Industrial
failure Dam failure
Flood
Debris flow
& mud flow Earthquake Accidents
Cross-border catastrophic events report:
More than 17.000 analysed
DATABASE
events, with data sources
mapping, concerning both
Italian and French context.
REPORT GIS MAP
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12. 3 Cross-border impacts analysis
Analysis of European
Simulation of Impact & Domino
methods for impact
Catastrophic events Effect assessment
evaluation
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13. 4 Risk Assessment and operational capabilities enhancement
Definition of integrated
Vulnerability Assessment of
cross-border procedures
cross-border infrastructures
Focus: 4 Pilot Cross-border for emergency
Infrastructures (PCI) management/response
Control centers Catastrophic events
strengthening simulations
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14. Expected
Results
Transboundary, GIS-based infrastructure database platform, compatible
with EU INSPIRE Directive approach.
Strenghtened cooperation and synergies between French and Italian Civil
Protection Control Centres, also through the creation of operational
guidelines and decision-support tools for emergency and first-response
phases after catastrophic events (including simulations and trials aimed at
tuning innovative cross-border emergency procedures).
Innovative risk analysis methodologies (with particular focus on
catastrophic event consequences and chain-impacts) able to be applied in
other European cross-border contexts.
Enhanced European knowledge&awareness on cross-border infrastrures
and civil protection systems, fostering the diffusion of best practices .
Creation network of Italian&French Bodies, Authorities and private/public
Stakeholders, open to the involvement of other Countries.
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15. Thank you for your attention
Progetto PICRIT
www.picrit.eu
Dr. Sergio Olivero
Head, Energy&Security Research Areas
SiTI - Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per l’Innovazione
Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 61
10138 Torino - ITALY
Tel +39 011 1975 1111
Email: olivero@siti.polito.it
www.siti.polito.it
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