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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
This report encapsulates the discussions and findings of the third Workshop on Social Media for Disaster Risk Management, which convened in June 2023.
11 December 2024
Reports and booksPreparednessResponseall Europe/EURisk awareness & communication
On the 70th anniversary of the Hague Convention this article focuses on civil-military cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage in conflict
21 February 2025
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntFranceall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
Toolkit for rapid access to information via QR codes and mobile devices improving biorisk response by caregivers in national and cross-border response
6 December 2024
Guidelines and manualsGood practices and lessons learntBiologicalCBRNEResponseall Europe/EUHealth
This paper explains how remote access to radiation-contaminated areas can eliminate unnecessary exposure of civilians or military personnel.
23 May 2025
Research papersCBRNEPreparednessPreventionResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
Deltares, Wageningen University, VU Amsterdam, and the World Bank have developed a new governance framework supporting countries to manage floods.
4 September 2025
Good practices and lessons learntFloodPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EU
This study presents a new method, the MYRIAD-Hazard Event Sets Algorithm (MYRIAD-HESA), that compiles historically-based multi-hazard event sets.
17 April 2025
Research papersReports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Conference poster of a study to test a toolkit to support elderly with communication difficulties during societal crisis.
4 November 2025
Training materialResearch papersPreparednessSwedenall Europe/EURisk awareness & communication
The "ABC Protection Concept NRW" concretises the Fire Service Regulation (FwDV) 500 "Units in ABC Operations" by specifying minimum requirements
16 January 2026
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsMulti-hazardWildfiresPreparednessPreventionResponseGermanyall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresight


Advanced disaster damage and loss data information system for enHancEd impAct-baseD knowledge
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)

Holistic AI-driven Early Warning System for Climate-Induced Hazards in Critical Infrastructure and Civil Protection
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)
A paper to advance the discourse and identify how to enhance and integrate strategic action addressing wildfire risks in Europe.
5 February 2026
HighlightedMiscellaneousWildfiresall Europe/EUClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
This study proposes an innovative system for the detection of volatile chemical substances aimed at mitigating risks for people and first responders.
7 July 2025
Research papersAir PollutionChemicalPreparednessRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightTechnological developments
This document explores the application of Large Language Models and other AI techniques to the European Crisis Management Laboratory analyses.
22 January 2025
Reports and booksPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresight

State-of-the-art and user-friendly technology for assessing damage on heritage developed by ICCROM
9 July 2025
Case studiesMulti-hazardPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Risks from climate change, in light of the 2024 climate-related amendments to Directive 2011/85/EU on Requirements for Budgetary Frameworks.
23 October 2025
Research papersEnvironmentalGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalResponseall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
This document provides a Basic CBRN training curriculum for first responders and medical staff including first receivers.
17 April 2025
Guidelines and manualsTraining materialCBRNEResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightHealthChanging security landscapeTechnological developmentsUrbanisation

Bridging prEvention And preparedness in ciVil protEction with adaptation through inclusive proximity Resilience actions
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)
An interesting paper based on a survey on First responders from Portugal's National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM).
6 October 2025
Case studiesMiscellaneousCBRNEPreparednessPortugalall Europe/EUHealthChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradation

Cross Border Risk assessment for increased prevention and preparedness in Europe: way forward
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)
Data availability and needs for urban-scale emergency management, obstacles and solution
5 August 2025
EarthquakeFloodall Europe/EU
This paper proposes a coherent approach that utilises multi-country surveys to establish a common benchmark for addressing gaps in EWS.
20 June 2025
MiscellaneousMulti-hazardPreparednessall Europe/EU
Perspectives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
17 April 2025
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightClimate changeEnvironmental degradation