Including Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response

The report presents a regional diagnostic of disability-inclusive emergency preparedness and response across 38 countries. It assesses the extent to which disability inclusion is embedded in legal and policy frameworks, governance arrangements, financing, data systems, risk communication, preparedness measures, and response operations.

The diagnostic draws on an extensive desk review, online surveys with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and disaster risk management (DRM) authorities, and a multistakeholder consultative workshop held on 17 December 2025. The analysis is grounded in a rights-based framework, aligned with the CRPD and the Sendai Framework, and, where possible, structured in line with the Peer Review programme - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.