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ECHO–WFP Webinar

ECHO–WFP Webinar - What Do We Need for the Next Emergency?

The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are pleased to invite you to a virtual regional webinar: What Do We Need for the Next Emergency? Taking Stock of Progress and Gaps in Shock-Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Event 16 June 2025ECHO–WFP
MODEX Poland

EU MODEX Poland 2025: European preparedness in action

End of May, the city of Gdańsk became a hub for international civil protection cooperation when teams from across Europe gathered for EU MODEX Poland 2025. This large-scale field exercise was part of the 12th EU MODEX cycle and brought together five specialised response units for a four-day simulation of cross-border disaster deployment under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).
News13 June 2025EU MODEX
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Europe moves toward unified wildfire strategy

As wildfires become more frequent, severe, and unpredictable across Europe, policymakers, scientists, and practitioners are rallying behind a new strategy tand a new approach to wildfire risk. At a two-day gathering in Brussels last week, over 150 experts from across Europe came together to launch the proposal for an Integrated Wildfire Risk Management (IWRM) Strategy.
News5 June 2025Wildfires
RASTOOL-DoS event

RASTOOL-DoS Online Information Day – 6 June 2025

RASTOOL-DoS is pleased to announce its first Online Information Day, taking place on 6 June 2025, aimed at fostering awareness and dialogue around the role of satellite interferometry in disaster risk management (DRM) and introducing the project’s objectives to a broader community of stakeholders.
Event6 June 2025RASTOOL-DoS
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Capacity Development

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Impact's And Response Options regarding low Sulphur marine fuel oil Spills.
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Early warning Demonstration of pan-European rainfall-induced impact forecasts.
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FloodNorthALB

Managing Complex Floods in North Albania through Cross Border Host Nation Support and Joint Cooperation.

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