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In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.
29 April 2024
Reports and booksAvalancheCold WaveDroughtEarthquakeFloodHeatwaveLandslideVolcanogenicWildfiresWindGlobal
Course organised by NRAMS from 16-20 March 2026 in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Registrations are now open. Join us!
Tenerife, SpainFace-to-face
Summary of Spain’s first volcanic eruption drill in Garachico (Tenerife, Canary Islands), based on direct participation of VOLCAN Project members.
This paper shares the two exercise phases with a cultural heritage scenario organised in Italy to face the bradyseism phenomenon and volcanic risk.
10 July 2025
Good practices and lessons learntResearch papersEarthquakeVolcanogenicPreparednessPreventionItalyall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
Italian methodology for managing earthquake debris of cultural significance, with a focus on regulations and operational guidelines.
11 September 2025
Case studiesEarthquakeFloodLandslideVolcanogenicRecoveryItalyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradationUrbanisation
Seven months after the EU agreement with Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation on disaster risk management, where are we now?
Field exercises for EU Civil Protection Teams and Technical Assistance Support Teams.
Modules field and table top exercises (MODEX)
Presentation of the objectives and methodology of the project, as well as the challenges and needs in volcanic risk management in the Canary Islands.
SpainHybrid
Meeting
The NEAM-COMMITMENT project launched its multiple-hazard workshop today on Stromboli Island, advancing tsunami risk mitigation and emergency planning
NEAM-COMMITMENT workshop (Oct 8–9) explored Stromboli’s hazards and supported regional evacuation planning through expert sessions and fieldwork
A scientific research needs assessment was carried out with UCPM Member and Participating States between 6-27 November 2023.
5 February 2026
Reports and booksCold WaveConflictCyber HazardsEarthquakeFloodHeatwaveIndustrial FailureNuclear Plant FailurePandemics and epidemicsPost-ConflictPower Outage/BlackoutTsunamiVolcanogenicWildfiresWindall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate changeTechnological developments
Commission Staff Working Document: Preparing for Mass Burn Casualty Incidents
22 November 2023
Policies and plansChemicalVolcanogenicWildfiresPreparednessResponseall Europe/EUHealthRisk reduction & assessment
Volcanic Disaster Risk Management for the Canary Islands
Single country grants for disaster risk management (Track 1)
Lucía Sáez Gabarrón, a passionate volcanologist, embarked on her academic journey in Geography and later specialised in Environmental Geology, Disaste