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The Legislative Assembly approved a new system to monitor risks and issue special alerts and warnings to the population in case of serious accidents or catastrophes.
The Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira approved Regional Legislative Decree No. 12/2026/M, which creates the Regional System for Risk Monitoring and Communication, Special Alert and Population Warning. This decree adapts the national regime provided for in Decree-Law No. 2/2019, of January 3, to the region.
The system aims to strengthen the capacity for prevention, monitoring and response to extreme meteorological phenomena, such as storms, rural fires, landslides and intense rainfall, to which Madeira is particularly vulnerable due to its complex orography and geographical location.
The decree defines the concepts of "special alert" (communication to the civil protection system) and "civil protection warning" (direct communication to the population), which can be preventive or for action. The issuance of special alerts is the responsibility of the Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM (SRPC, IP-RAM) and the Municipal Civil Protection Services. The issuance of warnings to the population is the responsibility of the Regional Operational Coordination Centre and municipal civil protection structures.
The system establishes a duty of collaboration for several entities, including:
These entities must guarantee the conditions for the dissemination of warnings, which can be made through sirens, mobile phones, television, radio, applications, email or social networks.
The decree enters into force the day after its publication.
Four orders appoint managers to services and divisions of the Regional Youth Directorate, effective 1 November 2026. The appointments are for one-year terms.
Four managers at the Madeira Employment Institute will remain in their respective posts. Three renewals take effect on 16 December 2026, and the fourth on 2 January 2027.
The Legislative Assembly of Madeira approved its report and management accounts for the 2024 financial year. The resolution was adopted at a plenary session on 14 October 2026.