Marco Pires, Assistant Commander in Portugal’s Civil Protection Special Force (FEPC), explains the role of prescribed burning as an integral part of effective wildfire management in Portugal.

DG EAC survey examines teachers’ views on how schools can best prepare for emergencies, highlighting areas for further support. The findings support ongoing efforts to integrate preparedness into school curricula across Europe.

Citizens encouraged to have their say on making preparedness more inclusive and practical. A new Citizens’ Engagement Platform, designed to enable EU citizens to give their views on population preparedness, has just opened. The contributions published on the Platform will feed into the Citizens Panel, which takes place between March and May.

Funding call for disaster risk management actions is now open for submission. The closing date for applications is 21 April 2026. This call aims to improve disaster risk management and crisis management at national/sub-national level, while promoting coherence between national and European programmes and policies, with due consideration of climate risks and other hazards and threats.

A new consolidated overview of EU funding opportunities for Disaster Risk Management is now available on the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network.

The European Commission has published a new report on 'Advancing risk management and resilience-building in Europe', accompanied by a detailed Staff Working Document (SWD). The report marks the first progress report on the implementation of the Union Disaster Resilience Goals (DRGs) and the second update on preventing and managing disaster risk under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).

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

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

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

COLLARIS Network: Collaborative network on unmanned Aerial Systems.

Increasing Knowledge and Partnerships on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Helpers in Pandemics and Conflicts.

Extreme Wildfire Events exceeding control capacity are becoming a major environmental, economic and social threat across the world.