A conference dedicated to the World Civil Defense Day was held at the Azerbaijan Technical University on March 1, 2023, as part of the "Year of Heydar Aliyev", organized by the Ministries of Emergency Situations and Science and Education.

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to APA, at the conference on "The role of information technologies in risk assessment", Deputy Minister of Emergencies Lieutenant General Ragim Latifov, Deputy Chairman of the State Urban Planning and Architecture Committee Devletkhan Devletkhanov, responsible employees of the structural divisions of the Ministry of Emergencies, UN Azerbaijan Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of Azerbaijan, the International Organization for Migration Azerbaijan Representation, the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, the Azerbaijan Representation of the United Nations Children's Fund, the Azerbaijan Representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the "BP-Azerbaijan" company, as well as the central and local executive authorities, officials of other enterprises and organizations participated.

First, the participants of the event laid a wreath in front of the bust of the great leader Heydar Aliyev in the lobby of the university and paid their respects to the dear memory of the National Leader.

At the beginning of the event, a video about the activities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the field of civil defense was shown.

Major General Niyazi Zamanov, who opened the meeting with an opening speech, spoke about the importance of the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev on the declaration of 2023 as the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the irreplaceable role of a genius personality in the history of the modern independent state of Azerbaijan. spoke.

The head of the general administration emphasized that national leader Heydar Aliyev paid special attention and care to ensuring the safe life and activities of our people during all periods of his leadership in Azerbaijan, took care of improving the country's civil defense system and ensuring its dynamic development.

Continuing his speech, Niyazi Zamanov informed the participants that the main goal of celebrating the World Civil Defense Day is to once again draw the public's attention to the issues of civil defense organization, which is the protection of the population and territories from emergency incidents.

It was noted that the development of the oil and gas industry in the republic, the natural and geographical conditions in which our country is located, and the possibility of natural and man-made emergency situations always exist, show how urgent this issue is today.

The head of the general department said that in connection with the celebration of March 1 - the World Civil Defense Day, it is of great importance to hold various events in the field of civil defense promotion, including exhibitions, conferences, open classes, and trainings in our country.

N. Zamanov emphasized that one of the other important issues in the field of civil defense is the revision of the existing legal framework in our country, the adaptation of the existing normative legal documents to the requirements of the modern era.

He gave extensive information to the event participants about the work done in this field.

At the same time, in his speech, the Head of the General Department stressed the importance of the role of special information technologies and communication tools in order to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of disaster response measures, considering emergency risk assessment, which is one of the urgent issues of the modern era, to be considered a convenient method for predicting possible natural and man-made disasters in advance. said.

In this regard, he gave extensive information about the application of modern technologies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

General director of the Republican Seismological Service Center under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of ANAS, professor Gurban Yetirmishli spoke at the event.

He gave detailed information to the event participants about the seismic zones of the country, including the seismic risk.

Rustam Hasanov, Advisor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in his speech, talked about the establishment of an Early Warning System for dangerous atmospheric events in the country, conducting awareness-raising activities and installing surveillance cameras in order to prevent forest fires, as well as conducting ecological, radiological and hydrological monitoring in the territories freed from occupation. gave detailed information.

The representative of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Anar Mirzayev, spoke and informed the event participants about the role and types of information technologies in risk assessment.

Later, William Abi Abdullah, deputy head of the Azerbaijan Delegation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ignacio Garcia Casares, deputy head of the Azerbaijan Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, made speeches on the topic.

In the end, on the occasion of March 1 - World Civil Defense Day, as well as in the organizations they represent, employees who stand out for their effective activities in the field of organizing civil defense work were awarded with "Decree of Honor" on behalf of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.