The European meeting on wildfires and floods lessons learnt in 2023 is taking place from 30 November to 1 December in Rome.

On 21 November, the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) hosted the 7th Annual Seminar of the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC).

Professor Bart van den Hurk is Scientific Director at the Deltares Water Knowledge Institute, in Delft. He was recently elected Co-Chair of Working Group 2 in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Belgrade, Serbia, served as the venue for the final training exercise of EU MODEX Cycle 11 between 18 and 24 November, organised by the Sector for Emergency Management (SEM)

National Training Coordinators (NTCs) met face-to-face for their annual meeting in beautiful Alcalá de Henares, Spain, from 13 to 15 November 2023.

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

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.

Community of Valued Experts in Hydro meteorological and Technological Multi-hazards.

OVERC.O.M.E.” Cross-border cooperation in Managing Emergency.

Large Scale Earthquake Management at Western Balkans through Joint Cross Border Cooperation Activities.