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Communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A heuristic framework
Heuristic framework linking communication and information disorders to social vulnerability in disaster preparedness and response.
4 November 2025
Research papersPreparednessResponseall Europe/EURisk awareness & communication
Compendium of Good Practices on Integrated Risk Information Systems
This compendium of good practices was developed by the CADRI Partnership under the leadership of UNDRR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region
24 September 2024
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUResilienceRisk reduction & assessment
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
COVALEX
Community of Valued Experts in Hydro meteorological and Technological Multi-hazards.
Knowledge Network Partnership
COVALEX - Exercises: Final Report and Recommendations
The report provides actionable recommendations for enhancing disaster preparedness and response through Knowledge Network Exercises
12 March 2025
Reports and booksFloodMulti-hazardTechnologicalPreparednessResponseall Europe/EUClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
COVALEX - Knowledge Network Oriented Exercise Management Guidelines
This document provides a comprehensive framework for designing, conducting, and evaluating exercises in disaster preparedness and response
12 March 2025
Guidelines and manualsMulti-hazardPreparednessResponseall Europe/EUEducation & Training
COVALEX: Open Data and IT Platforms for Emergency Situations Catalogue for…
The primary emphasis of this document lies on identifying interactive solutions for managing hydrometeorological hazards
13 March 2025
Reports and booksResearch papersDroughtHeatwaveMeteorological & HydrologicalWildfiresPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUClimate change
COVALEX: Training content for local governments in managing…
This training curriculum has been designed to address the critical challenges faced by local governments in managing hydrometeorological hazards
13 March 2025
Reports and booksResearch papersFloodHeatwaveMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUClimate change
CRISAFE
Critical infrastructure early warning system and population awareness for multi hazard cascading events.
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)
Crisis Management and Governance in Tourism
This report aims to facilitate the recovery of tourism activity.
22 January 2025
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreventionRecoveryall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate 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 awareness & communicationChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
CROSSFLOOD
CROSSFLOOD: Full-scale Exercise Cross Border Flood Response Exercise in a Post Conflict Environment.
Full-scale exercises
Cultural heritage activities at EU MODEX Venice 2024
Overview of first EU MODEX (October 2024) to include a cultural heritage module and Cultural Heritage Advisors in the EU Civil Protection Team.
11 September 2025
Case studiesGood practices and lessons learntFloodPreparednessPreventionItalyall Europe/EUCritical Infrastructure
Cultural heritage sector planning in the Campi Flegrei area on…
This paper shares the two exercise phases with a cultural heritage scenario organised in Italy to face the bradyseism phenomenon and volcanic risk.
10 July 2025
Good practices and lessons learntResearch papersEarthquakeVolcanogenicPreparednessPreventionItalyall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
“Culture, Rescue: all hands on deck!”: National authorities to assist in…
A look at the inter-institutional cooperation established in France to draw up emergency plans for the protection of cultural heritage.
10 February 2025
Good practices and lessons learntTraining materialall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
DALIH: a database for recording disaster damage and loss data for cultural…
What do we lose when lose cultural heritage? How do we measure it? This paper looks into the recording of damage to cultural heritage.
8 July 2025
Research papersMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Data acquisition and data management for the emergency rescue of cultural…
State-of-the-art and user-friendly technology for assessing damages on heritage developed by the Germany Archaeological Institute
2 July 2025
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUCultural HeritageTechnological developments
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 awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Decontamination of Assistive Devices
Existing civilian and military, and emerging methods of decontamination for assistive devices used by people with disabilities during CBRN response.
12 November 2024
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsBiologicalCBRNETechnologicalRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingHealthRisk reduction & assessmentTechnological developments
DEMONAX
Strengthening the Large-Scale Earthquake Resilience of Cyprus by Implementing Joint Planning and Response Operations facilitated by the UCPM.
Full-scale exercises
Deployment of a Mobile Laboratory for the Control and Monitoring of High…
A summary of the lessons learned for preparedness and intervention during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
8 October 2025
Research papersGood practices and lessons learntPandemics and epidemicsPreparednessGermanyItalyall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingHealthChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
Developing a scenario-based video game generation framework for computer…
This study provides a promising game generator which bridges CBRNe practitioners and game developers to transform real-life scenarios into games.
15 September 2025
Good practices and lessons learntCase studiesCBRNEPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
Developing serious games for CBRN-e training in mixed reality, virtual…
The findings revealed that serious games have vast potential in CBRN-e training and the comparisons of different environments will help for training.
15 September 2025
Case studiesGood practices and lessons learntCBRNEPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeClimate change