The Intermunicipal Community of the Aveiro Region was the winner of the 2nd edition of the Award for Good Local Practices for Promoting Resilience, an initiative promoted by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, within the framework of the National Strategy for Preventive Civil Protection. The purpose of the Award is to publicly recognize initiatives, considered good practices, developed by parishes, municipalities or inter-municipal entities, which encourage citizens' preparation and participation in increasing resilience in the face of serious accidents and catastrophes.

The Jury recognized the innovative nature of the project “Integrated Natural and/or Technological Risk Management System of the Aveiro Region (SEGURA)”, promoted by the Intermunicipal Community of the Aveiro Region, particularly regarding the application of new interoperable and replicable technologies with a view to to speed up access to information and better train the SEGURA Platform's main target audience, civil protection agents, consequently creating greater resilience in the Aveiro Region.