“Created in 2021, the ReSist programme has been consolidating the city's response to seismic risk, constituting a strategic instrument for strengthening urban seismic resilience and protecting the population, buildings and infrastructure in Lisbon”, the council said in a statement.

Aiming to reduce the impact of a possible earthquake and protect lives, property and equipment in the city, the ReSist program has 47 specific actions, which are organised into three axes, namely modelling and knowledge infrastructure, society involvement, and regulation and monitoring.

According to the 2022-2025 execution report, “49% of the actions have been completed; 39% of the actions are under development; and 12% of the actions are yet to begin”.

Transformative

“ReSist is transforming the way Lisbon prepares for seismic risk,” the city council stressed, highlighting the implementation of 276 training, capacity-building and awareness-raising activities (schools, museums and Jornadas ReSist/Academia Urbanismo Lx), which involved 1,740 designers, architects and inspectors; 3,483 students from public schools in Lisbon, 200 teachers, 520 municipal technicians, 134 professionals from the real estate sector, 60 volunteers from local civil protection units and activities aimed at 4,300 citizens.

Among the main results achieved, they also highlight the development of the Geotechnical Map of Lisbon, a platform that provides 16 thematic maps with the geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological characteristics of the Portuguese capital’s subsoil; the updating of the soil type map, in accordance with Eurocode 8; the creation of the LxReSist Platform, an interactive tool for informing citizens and supporting decision-making, with measures to mitigate the impact of a possible earthquake and the distribution of 2,461 emergency kits for students in public schools in the city.

Four projects are also eligible for funding from the European Commission, totaling €733,965.60; the signing of 37 collaboration protocols with academic institutions, private companies, state laboratories and professional associations; contributions to updating national legislation, assessing the seismic vulnerability of 1,593 residential buildings located in municipal neighborhoods and preparing technical guides: Planning a resilient city, standards for managing natural risks in IGT (Territorial Management Instruments) regulations.

“With the renewal of the ReSist team’s mandate, Lisbon reinforces its commitment to a city that is better prepared, informed and safer in the face of seismic risk,” reinforced the city government.

Among the measures to be completed this year is the assessment of buildings located in municipal neighbourhoods and the work of analysing the construction typologies of the city's buildings, studying reinforcement solutions to be adopted by private owners to improve the performance of their buildings.

In addition to this measure, a technical support program for private condominiums will be implemented, which is scheduled to begin in 2026, with the results of the studies completed during that same year.

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