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Are you looking for collaborative online communities to exchange knowledge on common topics of interest, thematic areas or projects?
Groups are collaborative online communities to keep in touch with each other and exchange knowledge on common topics of interest, geographical areas or projects. Share documents and audio-visual materials, ask questions, or promote events, lessons learnt and best practices in group discussions.
You can join or request groups with different levels of privacy (public, restricted, or private - by invitation only), to collaborate and engage with your peers. Join the discussion! For more info, please see the platform's Terms of Service as well as brief descriptions of the different Community Roles.
The guidance page provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on moderating and using the discussion groups.
Groups
Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness Funding Community
This space is a forum for civil protection and disaster risk management authorities to exchange ideas and discuss funding opportunities. The goal is to foster communication between colleagues to enhance mutual knowledge, understand expectations and challenges, and explore synergies for collaboration. It will also offer a direct channel for DG ECHO to share relevant funding updates.
European Risk Communication community
This group brings together civil protection professionals to exchange ideas on how to communicate risks effectively. It covers how to build public trust, use clear messaging, counter misinformation, and support people in preparing for emergencies.
Alumni of Evidence for Policy in DRM Summer School 2025
The Alumni Group aims to keep participants connected beyond the Summer School, offering a space to continue sharing insights.
CBRN rescEU and European Civil Protection Pool capabilities
This space is dedicated to facilitate technical exchanges among rescEU, ECPP teams and relevant practitioners managing CBRN capabilities.
rescEU stockpiles
This group is a dedicated space to facilitate technical exchange among grant holders or among practitioners managing rescEU stockpiles.
EU Space Programme capabilities group
This group helps Civil Protection authorities understand and use the EU Space Programme’s services—like Galileo for navigation, Copernicus for risk assessment, and GOVSATCOM for secure communications—in emergency operations. Members can exchange best practices and learn about collaboration and funding opportunities. The group connects the EU Space Programme and and Civil Protection communities.
Alumni of Evidence for Policy in DRM Summer School 2024
The Alumni Group will facilitate knowledge-sharing and discussions on disaster risk management, offering a platform for exchanging ideas and staying updated on the latest trends and practices.
Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs)
This is a community platform for team focal points and other stakeholders from Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) in UCPM states to discuss issues of common interest, exchange experiences and to learn from each other.
Private
Young Civil Protection Professionals Discussion Group
The YCCP group serves as a dedicated space created for the participants of the recent Young Civil Protection Professionals Event.
Private
Discussion group for European Civil Protection Pool peer certifiers
This forum is a platform for peer certifiers to share mission experience, exchange lessons learned on the ground with colleagues from other institutions and to give each other feedback.
Private
EU MODEX Lessons Identified and Good Practices
Lessons identified and good practices that other Lots could use for the planning of their exercises.
Private
National Training Coordinators
The purpose of this group is for NTCs to discuss, collaborate, share and exchange information and updates with other National Training Coordinators.
Private
Expert Community for Hydrometeorological and Technological Multi-Hazards
COVALEX is establishing a community of experts covering a diverse background of experts with different experiences, geographical coverage, and best-practices in hydrometeorological and technological multi-hazards events.
Private
Challenges and Opportunities of Drone Use in Disaster Management
COLLARIS2 is the successor to COLLARIS (COLLaborative network on unmanned AeRIal Systems) and focuses on the use of UAS in the field of civil protection and disaster management.
PrivateCOLLARIS2
Community for the European Observatory (CEO) of good practices
This group is designed to share information, materials and opinions regarding the activities of the Community for the European Observatory (CEO) of good practice carried out in the context of the ROADMAP2 project.
PrivateROADMAP2