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2023 Disasters in Numbers: A Significant Year of Disaster Impact

In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.

29 April 2024

Reports and booksAvalancheCold WaveDroughtEarthquakeFloodHeatwaveLandslideVolcanogenicWildfiresWindGlobal

2023 Interconnected Disaster Risks Report

UNU EHS report which analyses six 'tipping points' which are changing lives across the world.

20 March 2024

Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGlobalall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentEnvironmental degradation

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate…

2023 Monitoring report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

29 April 2024

Reports and booksGermanyClimate change

A methodology for identifying, documenting and extrapolating potential…

Methodological approach for identifying, documenting and extrapolating potential good practices in DRM and based on the ROADMAP and ROADMAP2 projects

7 May 2024

HighlightedResearch papersMulti-hazardGlobalAnticipation and foresightRisk awarenessRisk reduction & assessment

Active governance of agro-pastoral, forest and protected areas mitigates…

Key Recommendations on Wildfire Prevention in the Mediterranean, produced by Elsevier for Science Direct.

21 March 2024

Research papersWildfiresPreparednessPreventionResponseAlpine regionSouthern EuropeEvacuationRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation

Analysis of 2021 critical wildfire events in the Mediterranean region

Presents an overview of the 2021 wildfire season in the Mediterranean region on the basis of the data that are available in the EFFIS

29 April 2024

Case studiesFloodWildfiresSouthern EuropeClimate change

Bericht zur Risikoanalyse für den Zivilschutz 2023

4 April 2024

Reports and booksBiologicalCBRNEChemicalNuclear Plant FailureRadiationRadio BlackoutPreparednessPreventionGermanyAnticipation and foresightCritical InfrastructureHealthResilienceRisk awarenessRisk reduction & assessment

Building an effective collaboration between civil protection decision…

Paper looks at the implementation of the interplay between technical and political decision-makers and the scientific community on DRR.

25 April 2024

Research papersPreparednessPreventionItalyRisk reduction & assessment

Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the 2021 Floods in Western Europe

Lessons learnt report on the Rhine-Meuse region floods which affected Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in July 2021.

29 April 2024

Good practices and lessons learntFloodPreparednessResponseall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentEnvironmental degradation

Catalogue of Best Practices for Building Flood Resilience

Flood and water resilience for cities.

26 April 2024

Reports and booksFloodPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResilienceClimate changeUrbanisation

Cities and regions’ potential role in Mediterranean civil protection

The objective of the study is to explore the role cities and regions could play in the national civil protection system.

26 April 2024

Reports and booksSocietalPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseSouthern EuropeResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeUrbanisation

Cities and regions’ potential role in Mediterranean civil protection

EU Publication

19 March 2024

Reports and booksSouthern EuropeRisk reduction & assessment

Civil protection at glance

EU Publication

19 March 2024

MiscellaneousPreparednessPreventionResponseall Europe/EU

Climate Adaptation Costing in a Changing World

Climate Adaptation Costing in a Changing World" highlights the importance of adaptation pathways in building resilient futures.

2 June 2024

Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change

Commission Recommendation of 8 February 2023 on Union disaster resilience…

29 April 2024

HighlightedLegal documentationPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseResilience

Communication and Visibility Manual

EU Publication

19 March 2024

HighlightedGuidelines and manualsall Europe/EU

Cost-effective adaptation strategies to rising river flood risk in Europe

Looks at the potential of four key adaptation strategies based on flood risk-modelling and cost-benefit analysis.

19 March 2024

Research papersEnvironmentalPreparednessall Europe/EUCritical InfrastructureMaritimeRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change

Cross-border and emerging risks in Europe

The Joint Research Centre expands its exploration of complex disaster risks that transcend national borders and introduce novel challenges to the EU.

14 June 2024

Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk awarenessChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradation

Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of…

The basic governing act of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)

25 March 2024

HighlightedLegal documentationall Europe/EU

Declaration on the management of large wildfires in Spain

This declaration, produced by the Pau Costa Foundation, was founded on scientific data, the experience of firefighting services and territorial needs.

29 April 2024

Guidelines and manualsWildfiresPreparednessPreventionSpainall Europe/EURisk awarenessRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation

DG ECHO Training Catalogue

A training catalogue for civil protection and disaster management professionals

22 November 2023

HighlightedTraining materialChemicalPandemics and epidemicsWildfiresPreparednessall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingUrbanisation

Disaster risk financing solutions for farmers and fishers in Fiji and…

Document considers impact of cyclones and drought upon farming and fishing communities in Fiji.

20 March 2024

Case studiesDroughtTropical CyclonePreparednessRecoveryResponseGlobalMaritimeRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change

Disaster risk management and cultural heritage: The perceptions of…

This article aims to explore the perceptions of a group of UNESCO world heritage site managers (WHSM) on disaster risk management.

29 April 2024

Research papersMulti-hazardGlobalCultural HeritageClimate change

EU tools to respond to natural disasters

Analysis and assessment of EU tools to respond to natural disasters.

26 April 2024

Reports and booksRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUSituational awareness

European Climate Risk Assessment - Executive Summary

4 April 2024

Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation

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