Summarizing the event, Mr Giuseppe Viriglio, Director of European Union and Industrial Programmes (D/EUI) at ESA, pointed out that: "A common and integrated approach to civil protection in Europe is still missing. Know-how is not distributed and there are no common tools or interoperability in place yet."
"ESA will continue to demonstrate the capabilities of satellites and ask for a 'Civil Protection via Satellite Programme' at the next Ministerial Conference", concluded Mr Viriglio.