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10 New Insights in Climate Science 2024/2025
Each year, leading scholars from around the world gather to review the most pressing findings in climate research. The result are 10 new insights.
4 November 2024
Good practices and lessons learntReports and booksPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseClimate changeEnvironmental degradationUrbanisation
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 Report on CERF-Funded Climate Action
Inaugural report on CERF-funded climate action, including support for resilience to climate change and early action.
21 October 2024
Reports and booksCase studiesEnvironmentalMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalAnticipation and foresightResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
3rd Workshop “Social Media for Disaster Risk Management: Researchers meet…
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
5 CRA Pilot reports: Lessons learnt and success stories
Testing and adaptation of the CLIMAAX CRA Framework and toolbox by the 5 CLIMAAX pilot regions.
4 September 2024
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessPrevention
A High-Performance Gamma Spectrometer for Unmanned Systems based on Off…
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
A new governance framework for flood–drought synergies
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
A new method to compile global multi-hazard event sets
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
A Toolkit to Support Elderly with Communication Difficulties During…
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
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
Application of Miniaturised Sensors to Unmanned Aerial Systems, A New…
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
Artificial Intelligence applied to disasters and crises management
Exploring the application of Large Language Models and other AI techniques to the European Crisis Management Laboratory analyses.
22 January 2025
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresight
Artificial Intelligence applied to disasters and crises management 2024
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
Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate…
This guideline aims to provide a common ground for valuing the benefits and costs of NBS for climate resilience at the project level.
12 September 2024
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGlobalAnticipation and foresightNature-Based SolutionsClimate changeUrbanisation
Atlas of the Human Planet 2024
The Atlas, by the JRC, showcases how the Global Human Settlement Layer transforms free and open data and geo-information offered by the EU
6 November 2024
Reports and booksPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightEvacuationRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentSituational awarenessChanging security landscapeClimate changeTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
BCD: Baltic Civil Defence Cooperation for Complex Emergencies
Baltic Civil Defence Cooperation for Complex Emergencies
Knowledge for Action in Prevention & Preparedness (KAPP)
Bericht zur Risikoanalyse für den Zivilschutz 2023
4 April 2024
Reports and booksBiologicalCBRNEChemicalNuclear Plant FailureRadiationRadio BlackoutPreparednessPreventionGermanyAnticipation and foresightCritical InfrastructureHealthResilienceRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessment
Beyond vulnerability: A guidance note on youth, climate, peace and security
The Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda and the Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) agenda indicate a shift in global peace and security.
6 November 2024
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntGuidelines and manualsEnvironmentalPreparednessRecoveryResponseGlobalEducation & Training
Biosafety Issues in Patient Transport during COVID-19: A case study on the…
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
Bridging gaps in research and practice for early warning systems: new…
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
Bridging Research and Practice for Impact: Behavioral Science in Action…
Introdtroduction on how behavioral science has been used in risk, crisis and disaster communication.
3 March 2025
Research papersPreparednessResponseRisk awareness & communication
Briefing note on anticipatory action: An innovative tool at the…
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
Brochure - Advice on emergency preparedness from the Norwegian Directorate…
Information brochure from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection with advice on emergency preparedness.
3 November 2025
Guidelines and manualsBiologicalChemicalEnvironmentalExtraterrestrialGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardSocietalTechnologicalPreparednessNorwayEducation & TrainingRisk awareness & communicationChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
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