Application of decatastrophize (Use of SDSS and MCDA to prepare for disasters or plan for multlple hazards) Decision Support Systems (DSS) tool

DECATASTROPHIZE (UsE of SDSS and MCDA To prepAre for diSasTeRs Or Plan for multlplE HaZards) was financed from the European Union's Directorate-General humanitarian aid and civil protection (DG-ECHO) under Grant Agreement ECHO/SUB/2015/713788/PREP02. This project developed tools that can be used effectively in early warning and alert systems ensuring lives and protecting people, properties and the environment from natural/man-made hazards. The aim of the project was to use/adapt existing models, systems or tools in an interactive and synergic capacity to prepare for disasters and plan for multi-hazard incidents. Through DECATASTROPHIZE, a web-based Geo-Spatial Early-warning Decision Support Systems (GE-DSS) platform was developed in combination with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), keeping systems interoperability and organizations cooperation in mind. The