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On October 8, 2025, AFAD organized a meeting on "Preparation and Dissemination of Business Continuity Plans.
The European meeting on wildfires and floods lessons learnt in 2023 took place from 30 November to 1 December in Rome..
Rome, ItalyFace-to-face
Meeting
The OVERWATCH Project was represented by Professor José Borges and Researchers Ana Romão and Daniela Fraga (from CINAMIL, AM, Portugal) at MILTEC24.
The four-day event will bring together early-career researchers/practitioners to explore innovative approaches in DRR in Barcelona (23-26 Oct 2024.)
MYRIAD-EU’s mission is to catalyse a paradigm shift in how risks are currently assessed and managed.
CP/DRM-related Horizon projects
NAMIRS Consortium elaborated an Oil spill environmental risk assessment of the Adriatic Sea to help plan mitigation and intervention measures.
The NEEDS Conference 2023 will take place from 31.10. to 02.11.2023 in Enschede, Netherlands.
Enschede, NetherlandsFace-to-face
A new consolidated overview of EU funding opportunities for Disaster Risk Management is now available on the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network.
New user-friendly interactive product lists all 130 ECPP capacities.
A new eLearning course, "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Disaster Risk Management (DRM)" is now available on the EU Academy platform.
A new Eurobarometer survey which looked into the levels of disaster risk awareness and preparedness of the EU population.
Today, the European Commission released a new publication on Wildfire Risk Awareness and Communication: Analysis of good practices.
On 9 March 2023, DG ECHO organised a kick-off meeting for the prevention and preparedness projects awarded under the call UCPM-2022-PP.
Brussels, BelgiumFace-to-face
A new proposed Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive aims to improve soil health and better prevent against natural disasters.
A political and strategic framework programme for civil protection in Germany from 2010.
22 December 2025
Policies and plansBiologicalChemicalEnvironmentalGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardSocietalTechnologicalPreparednessResponseGermanyAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingResilienceRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
The future of civil protection in the EU relies on a new generation of experts. Antonija Čehulić talks about her journey in the field.
The 5th edition of Nicosia Risk Forum (NRF2024), in the domain of Civil Protection, is scheduled to take place between the 4th-6th December 2024.
Hybrid
Conference
This research article presents a new device, the BC-Sense, which allows a rapid and user-friendly RTDM of microbial contamination on various surfaces.
13 October 2025
Research papersBiologicalPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EUHealthRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
The OECD High Level Risk Forum webinar on ‘Emerging Critical Risks” will take place on 23 June 2023.
Online
The 2nd High Level Risk Forum workshop to discuss development of a ‘Framework on Management of Emerging Critical Risks’ will be held on 13 November.
Online
Workshop
At the OIZ Regional Managers Consultation Meeting, the topic of disaster resilience for organized industrial zones was discussed.
Scientific review paper exploring the cost-effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions for reducing disaster risk
12 September 2024
Research papersEnvironmentalMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardPreventionGlobalNature-Based SolutionsRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
An online informational meeting was held on July 25, 2025, with the participation of the Regional Managers of OIZs.
The workshop on “Tools and Technologies for Earthquake Risk Management: Sharing Experience from Northeast Asia” will take place on 02 August 2023.
Online
The European Geosciences Union currently has an open call for expert members for the Climate Hazard and Risk Task Force.