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“Too hot for peace?” – report highlights security risks of climate change
The connection between climate and security is the focus of a new report entitled “National interdisciplinary climate risk assessment”, presented by leading German climate scientists, the country’s intelligence community, and military strategists.
News24 April 2025DG ECHO

EET course: boosting environmental response in emergencies
From 2 to 7 March 2025, a training course for experts with an environmental background took place in Bled, Slovenia, as part of the joint European Commission-United Nations initiative.
Story15 April 2025EET

Civil Protection Capacity Building tools and EU Funding Opportunities
Workshop held in Warsaw on 25-26 March 2025, under the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Story 14 April 2025DG ECHO

EU-LAC Partnership on Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management
A collection of newsletters which include content on the EU's partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean on disaster preparedness and risk management.
Page14 April 2025EU-LAC
Discover the new Technical Assistance projects for Disaster Risk Management
New projects have kicked off under the umbrella of the Technical Assistance for Disaster Risk Management (Track 1) call for proposals from 2024.
News9 April 2025DRM

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Highlights

Capacity Development
The Knowledge Network Capacity Development pillar aims to connect, promote and strengthen capacity development initiatives relevant to civil protection and disaster management.

Science & Research
Through the Knowledge Network, the scientific community and operational stakeholders in disaster management have a new space to connect and share knowledge.

Civil protection exercises
The exercise programme of the Knowledge Network offers a variety of civil protection exercises to enhance prevention, preparedness and disaster response.
Featured projects

TRACENET
Training Centre Network on 3D and VR.

ROSES
Cross Border Risk Awareness in Western Balkans.

LINKS ‘Strengthening links between technologies and society'
The LINKS project is a comprehensive study on the uses of Social Media and Crowdsourcing in disaster risk management.