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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This guide was published by the Romanian government to prepare Romanian citizens for different types of emergencies.
5 March 2026
HighlightedGuidelines and manualsPreparednessRomania
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Caribbean Coast (CC) 3 strengthens the Union Civil Protection Mechanism’s (UCPM) core mission: improving prevention, preparedness.
Full-scale exercises
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Review of relevant literature on Climate Risk Assessments (CRAs) and frameworks
4 September 2024
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessPreventionGlobalRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
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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