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Welcome to the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network!

Preventing, preparing for and responding to disasters requires strong cooperation, coordination at many levels and a combination of skills and expertise.

The Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network aims to strengthen the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in all of these aspects.

As the Knowledge Network grows this platform is going to grow with it, providing new opportunities to share the knowledge, experience and the stories of our community members.

Members of the civil protection and disaster risk management community can now register on the platform. New collaborative features are coming – soon, you will be able to join discussions hosted by different projects, start your own conversations, look for colleagues in the field, search for new professional connections or inspiration for new project ideas, contribute to the knowledge library, and much more.

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Latest news and events

Prevention, Preparedness and Response workshop

The Czech Presidency of the EU Council, with the support of ECHO, organised a workshop on “Prevention, Preparedness and Response to long-term emergencies” on 20-21 July 2022.

News4 October 2022Czech Presidency

World Maritime Day: fighting marine pollution

World Maritime Day is on 29 September 2022. An overview of EU activities in the fight to reduce the impact of sea pollution emergencies.

Stories29 September 2022World Maritime Day

MODEX exercise in Austria for search and rescue

Teams from five countries tested their ability to work together in the event of a major earthquake in an EU country in need of support from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.

News26 September 2022MODEX exercise

Joint Hybrid-Workshop on Local Tsunami Warning

Joint Hybrid-Workshop on Local Tsunami Warning in the context of Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Mitigation on 4-5 October 2022 at EC-JRC Ispra- Italy.

Event4-5 October 2022 JRC

6th DRMKC Annual Seminar

The Annual Seminar will be a hybrid event on 22-23 Nov in Paris, organized by JRC and DG ECHO and co-hosted with the French Ministry of Interior. Deadline for registration is November 7th 2022.

Event22-23 November 2022DRMKC

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Sectoral news, stories from the frontlines and events of importance to the civil protection and disaster risk management community.

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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

INDIMA

The INDIMA project works to develop and enhance a network concept for improved and holistic civil protection and disaster risk management. To build the network, it integrates relevant stakeholders in pre-planned joint preparedness and response activities.

Disaster Risk Management Capability Assessment

The Disaster Risk Management Capability Assessment enables a more realistic and comprehensive overview of technical, financial and administrative capacity in Montenegro for carrying out adequate risk assessment, risk management planning for prevention and preparedness.

MANIFESTS

The MANIFESTS project addresses these uncertainties to improve response capacities. The project supports response teams by creating innovative tools such as modelling software validated through experimental tests at lab and field trials along with operational guidelines.

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