Tag Archives: earthquake

EBRD Provides $100 Million Loan to Enerjisa for Earthquake-Hit Electricity Network Reconstruction in Turkey

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a loan of up to $100 million to Enerjisa Enerji A.S. in Turkey to support the modernization and reconstruction of the electricity distribution network in the earthquake-affected Toroslar … Read the full press release

EBRD Commits €250 Million Recovery Package to Assist Morocco After Devastating Earthquake

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing Morocco with an initial earthquake response package of up to €250 million from 2023 to 2025 to aid recovery efforts in regions of the Atlas Mountains affected by … Read the full press release

Siemens and Siemens Healthineers Donate €1 Million for Earthquake and Flood Victims in Morocco and Libya

(IN BRIEF) Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers have jointly pledged €1 million in immediate assistance to aid earthquake and flood victims in Morocco and Libya. The companies have also encouraged their employees to contribute to the relief efforts, with every … Read the full press release

EIB President Hoyer Offers Condolences and Financial Support to Morocco After Devastating Earthquake

(IN BRIEF) President Hoyer of the European Investment Bank (EIB) expressed heartfelt condolences and solidarity with Morocco following a powerful earthquake near Marrakech with a magnitude of 6.8. In a letter to King Mohammed VI, he offered assistance in rebuilding … Read the full press release

Petrinja’s Sustainable Reconstruction: EBRD Presents Findings for Post-Earthquake Recovery

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has shared the initial findings of a study on the sustainable reconstruction of Petrinja, Croatia, following a devastating earthquake in 2020. The study, funded by the government of Japan, aims … Read the full press release

Télécoms Sans Frontières sets up Global Xpress satellite broadband connection at the first humanitarian coordination centre in Les Cayes, Haiti

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 26-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), sponsored by the Company, has established a Global Xpress satellite broadband connection at the first … Read the full press release

Atos joins Horizon 2020 program’s Search & Rescue project to support First Responder teams during rescue operations

(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 12-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader, Atos announces its participation in the European research project Search & Rescue (S&R). The project aims to support First Responder teams during rescue operations – following natural disasters, accidents or … Read the full press release

University of Bristol: EPSRC funded project SAFER Nepal to mitigate seismic risk and enhance community resilience in Nepal

(PRESS RELEASE) BRISTOL, 8-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Red brick research university the University of Bristol has announced that a multidisciplinary team behind The SAFER Nepal Project has been working with local partners to improve the seismic safety and resilience of … Read the full press release

BASF supports international disaster relief activities in Sulawesi, Indonesia with €100,000 donation

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF SE has decided to contribute €100,000 to relief efforts in Sulawesi in Indonesia. With funding from BASF, BASF Stiftung, a charitable foundation based in Germany, will support international disaster relief activities as immediate aid to … Read the full press release

Data intensive supercomputer JASMIN to double available storage to more than 44 petabytes

A major upgrade is being made to double the storage available in one of the UK’s national supercomputers. SWINDON, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — JASMIN is a globally unique data intensive supercomputer for environmental science. Currently supporting over 160 science projects, … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank & Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to provide €600 million loan for Emilia-Romagna earthquake recovery

Rome, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) signed in Rome today a €600 million loan for rebuilding industrial infrastructure in areas hit by the earthquake in Emilia-Romagna one year ago. The EIB was … Read the full press release