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.
Latest news and events
The new challenges of heritage protection: the Chantilly symposium
Four years after the Notre-Dame fire, the Château de Chantilly hosted an international symposium that shared lessons learnt and progress made so far in the protection of cultural heritage buildings in France
News8 June 2023 PROCULTHER-NET
PPRD Mediterranean programme launched in Rome
The “Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made Disasters”, PPRD Mediterranean programme, was launched in Rome on 6 June 2023.
News8 June 2023PPRD
Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management summer school
The Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management summer school brought researchers, scientists and policy makers together to make connections, share knowledge and explore methods of bringing additional research into policy-making.
News5 June 2023DRM
ERCC: Ten years of responding to emergencies worldwide
Since 2013, the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) has been there to monitor emerging disasters and coordinate response to disasters across the world.
News5 June 2023ERCC
Protecting cultural heritage from forest fires risk in Castilla y León
Forest fires have disastrous consequences for the cultural heritage of the affected area, yet its protection is not usually contemplated in the planning of these emergencies, as reflected in Spanish Forest Fire legislation.
News5 June 2023PROCULTHER-NET
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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
COLLARIS Network
COLLARIS Network: Collaborative network on unmanned Aerial Systems.
COVALEX
Community of Valued Experts in Hydro meteorological and Technological Multi-hazards.
CROSScade
Cross-border cascading risk management for critical infrastructure in Sava river Basin.