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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
Information brochure from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection with advice on emergency preparedness.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsBiologicalChemicalEnvironmentalExtraterrestrialGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardSocietalTechnologicalPreparednessNorwayEducation & TrainingRisk awareness & communicationChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Information brochure for citizens of Norway on emergency preparedness and self-sufficiency for one week.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessNorwayEducation & TrainingResilienceRisk awareness & communicationShelter
Safety brochure for citizens of Finland on home preparedness and 72 hours self-sufficiency.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessFinlandEducation & TrainingRisk awareness & communicationShelter
Information brochure for citizens of Latvia on population preparedness and 72 hours self-sufficiency.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessLatviaEducation & TrainingEvacuationResilienceRisk awareness & communication
Guidelines for citizens of Estonia on population preparedness in case of an emergency or crisis.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessEstoniaEducation & TrainingEvacuationResilienceRisk awareness & communicationShelterSituational awareness
Information brochure for citizens of the Czech Republic on population preparedness and 72 hours self-sufficiency.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessCzech RepublicEducation & TrainingEvacuationResilienceRisk awareness & communicationShelterSituational awareness
Information brochure for citizens on population preparedness developed by the Belgian National Crisis Centre (NCCN).
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessBelgiumEducation & TrainingEvacuationResilienceRisk awareness & communicationShelterSituational awareness
Information brochure for citizens on population preparedness developed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB).
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessSwedenEducation & TrainingEvacuationResilienceRisk awareness & communicationShelterSituational awareness
This guide was published by the Romanian government to prepare Romanian citizens for different types of emergencies.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessRomania
Findings from the Cultural Heritage and Major Risks working group since 2023 - French Association for Disaster Risk Prevention and Bouclier Bleu Franc
16 December 2025
Research papersPreparednessPreventionCultural Heritage
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
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
Good practice approaches in wildfire risk management, both inside and outside the EU.
2 October 2025
Good practices and lessons learntWildfiresPreparednessRisk awareness & communicationClimate changeEnvironmental degradation

Caribbean Coast (CC) 3 strengthens the Union Civil Protection Mechanism’s (UCPM) core mission: improving prevention, preparedness.
Full-scale exercises
The case study on Tirana evaluates earthquake prevention, preparedness, and response strategies, focusing on risk reduction, and public awareness.
6 December 2024
Case studiesEarthquakePreparednessPreventionResponseAlbania
Flood and water resilience for cities.
26 April 2024
Reports and booksFloodPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResilienceClimate changeUrbanisation
Keynote sessions, panels and interactive sessions on: CBRNE research in the UK, academic skills for CBRN practitioners, the role of learning in CBRNE
15 September 2025
Training materialCBRNEPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
This paper sets out to understand the challenges for moving towards multi-hazard risk management through the perspective of European stakeholders.
17 April 2025
Reports and booksResearch papersMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
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
Provide cities with a comprehensive framework to assess their resilience, identify critical areas for improvement, and develop targeted strategies.
24 September 2024
Guidelines and manualsGood practices and lessons learntMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentUrbanisation
This Policy Concept for Civil Defense describes contexts and principles and sets guidelines for the future design of individual specialist tasks.
22 December 2025
Policies and plansMulti-hazardPreparednessGermanyResilience
EU Publication
19 March 2024
MiscellaneousPreparednessPreventionResponseall Europe/EU
Review of relevant literature on Climate Risk Assessments (CRAs) and frameworks
4 September 2024
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessPreventionGlobalRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
Climate Adaptation Costing in a Changing World" highlights the importance of adaptation pathways in building resilient futures.
12 September 2024
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUNature-Based SolutionsResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change