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On 9 and 10 April, one of the first face-to-face events of the Covalex Project took place in Ferrol, Spain.
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
Strengthening the Large-Scale Earthquake Resilience of Cyprus by Implementing Joint Planning and Response Operations facilitated by the UCPM.
Full-scale exercises
Presentation of Destination Earth at UCPKN DRM Science and Planning WG on 3 June 2024
26 June 2024
Meteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightClimate change
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
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
The JRC Global Drought Observatory (GDO) of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service wrote an analytical report about droughts in Europe in 2024.
11 December 2024
Case studiesReports and booksHeatwaveSoil ErosionPreparednessPreventionResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Analytical report by the EU's Joint Research Centre (JRC) which provides new data on drought in Europe, up to 18/07/2024
2 August 2024
HighlightedReports and booksDroughtEnvironmentalPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Layman report of the EDERA project
27 October 2025
Meteorological & HydrologicalPreparednessall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresight
Based on the model results and on the evidence provided by the case study, article determines the various countermeasures to reduce risk factors.
4 September 2025
Reports and booksCase studiesCBRNEResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
The Emergency Planning Guidelines, developed by the regional civil protection programme in the Eastern Partnership countries (PPRD East 3)
25 October 2024
Guidelines and manualsPreparednessall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresight
The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of COP30
17 April 2025
Reports and booksResearch papersEnvironmentalPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
This study addresses the optimisation of the location of a radioactive-particle sensor on a drone, for a safer intervention of first responders.
23 May 2025
Research papersCBRNERadiationResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresight
These models may be used either to guide the safe intervention of first responders or the later need to evacuate affected regions.
11 September 2025
Research papersCBRNEPreparednessResponseItalyall Europe/EUAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightTechnological developments
This policy brief focuses on how to tackle severe heat in cities and provides recommendations, best practices and analytical tools.
17 April 2025
Good practices and lessons learntPolicies and plansDroughtEnvironmentalHeatwavePreparednessResponseall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightNature-Based SolutionsClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, Council, European Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions
9 July 2025
Legal documentationPolicies and plansMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightHealthShelterChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
This work proposes the integration of chemical sensors with solid-phase microextraction fibers (SPME) on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
11 September 2025
Research papersBiologicalCBRNEChemicalPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessment
EWED launches the Wildfire Data Portal, combining field data and science to strengthen preparedness and response to Extreme Wildfire Events.
From 12 to 14 March, 28 EWED partners participated in a workshop on using radiosondes to collect and process real-time data during wildfires.
This mapping offers an up to date overview of mechanisms in the Baltic Sea Region to involve children and young people in DRR practices.
28 April 2024
Research papersMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionBaltic Sea region & Nordic countriesEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaPolandSwedenAnticipation and foresightEducation & Training
Exploring the use of Experiential Learning Methods to increase CBRNe Awareness and Emergency Preparedness of Children
11 September 2025
Reports and booksCBRNEPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseItalyall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
Contribute to the development of the Horizon Europe work programme 2025 by filling in a survey.
This report sets out new evidence, tools, and examples for countries in Europe to strengthen their disaster and climate resilience.
2 June 2024
Reports and booksEconomicPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessment
The FwDV 500 describes the procedures of German fire brigades during CBRN incidents.
23 December 2025
Training materialReports and booksCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermanyAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
This report presents the results of the survey on the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), conducted in May 2023.
11 December 2024
Good practices and lessons learntGuidelines and manualsPreparednessPreventionResponseall Europe/EUAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessment