Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Summer School 2025
Summer School on generating Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Workshop
Key information
- Date(s)
- -
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Attendance type
- Face-to-face
- Registration instructions
As a closed event, UCPM Member/Participating States will have first priority in nominating participants. An open call to UCPM and Horizon Europe project researchers is available below (till 4 June).
- Attendance model
- Closed
Description
Due to the success of the previous Evidence for Policy in DRM Summer Schools (2020, 2023 and 2024), the Commission and the Civitas Soteria consortium (ICF and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna for this project) are reorganising the school for 2025 in Barcelona, Spain with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) as the host. In 2024, 87% of participants (N=75) rated the overall quality of the programme as above average or very high.
The Summer School's objective is for participants to gain:
- New knowledge on how to better integrate scientific evidence into policymaking.
- Scientists will learn how to better communicate and visualise their results, tackle uncertainty and align their projects with policy and operational needs.
- Policymakers and operational staff will learn how research can support policy, which science can be relevant to their field, where to find it and how to interpret it, and what can be expected from researchers.
- New insights on how ‘the other side’ operates.
- An enlarged network of likeminded professionals, working on disaster risk management with ambition of using evidence in policymaking.
- Access to a global community of practice, exchanging top resources and expertise.
An open call to UCPM and Horizon Europe project researchers is available here (till 4 June).
Please find more information in documents below as well as in the alumni group where data (recommended reading, class description and distribution, etc.) is compiled.
Agenda
Day 1
16:00 - 16:30
Registration
- Venue:
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Jordi Girona, 1-3 C4 S1
CRAHI – 08034
Barcelona
16:30 - 17:30
Welcome session, Auditorium Jose Antonio Torroja, Room C2-001
Chair: Marc Berenguer, Associate Professor, UPC
• Welcome and aims: Marc Berenguer; Andrea de Guttry, Professor Emeritus Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna; and Petra van Nierop, Vice-President, ICF
• Hanna Jahns, Director, Strategy and Policy, European Commission (DG ECHO)
• Virginia Barcones Sanz, DG of Civil Protection and Emergencies, Ministry of Interior, Spain
• Marta Cassany i Virgili, DG of Civil Protection, Department of Interior and Public Security, Regional Government of Catalunya
• Welcome and aims: Marc Berenguer; Andrea de Guttry, Professor Emeritus Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna; and Petra van Nierop, Vice-President, ICF
• Hanna Jahns, Director, Strategy and Policy, European Commission (DG ECHO)
• Virginia Barcones Sanz, DG of Civil Protection and Emergencies, Ministry of Interior, Spain
• Marta Cassany i Virgili, DG of Civil Protection, Department of Interior and Public Security, Regional Government of Catalunya
• Prof. Pedro Díez Mejía, Vice-rector of Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• Interactive session, Juha-Pekka Japola, Project Officer, DG ECHO
• Overview of logistical organisation of the Summer School 2025
17:30 - 19:00
Team building exercise
Facilitator: Petra van Nierop, Vice-President, ICF, lead of the Civitas Soteria consortium
19:00 - 20:45
Joint Dinner (at the university campus) & Family Picture
Family picture
Fire Wine project demonstration and Joint Dinner (at the University campus, area between
buildings C2 and D2)
Day 2
9:00 - 10:30
Keynote speech: From science to maximum impact - Bridging evidence, policy, people and action for a resilient future
Dr. Erika Wichro, Senior Global Health Expert & Crisis Management Advisor
Auditorium Jose Antonio Torroja, Room C2-001
10:30 - 13:15
Classes Round 1
During each round, 5-6 out of the eight classes will run (see attached descriptions). Coffee break included - 15 minutes break planned.
13:15 - 15:00
Lunch break
Lunch will be served in the area next to Aula Màster (Sala Polivalent) in building A3
15:00 - 17:45
Classes Round 2
18:30
Social Event – visit La Pedrera
- Venue:
- La Pedrera
Passeig de Gràcia, 92, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
20:00
Joint Dinner – walking dinner at El café de La Pedrera
Day 3
9:00 - 11:45
Classes Round 3
11:45 - 12:30
Announcement and award of the winning Team
(from team building- Day 1)
Facilitator: Petra van Nierop
Facilitator: Petra van Nierop
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Lunch will be served in the area next to Aula Màster (Sala Polivalent) in building A3
13:30 - 16:15
Classes Round 4
16:00 - 16:45
Closing Session
Auditorium Jose Antonio Torroja, Room C2-001
I. Conclusions from the classes and discussion
Chair: Andrea de Guttry, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
II. Closing words
Chairs: Juha-Pekka Japola, Project Officer, DG ECHO; and Marc Berenguer, Associate Professor
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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