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The online platform of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network serves as an information and collaboration hub for the civil protection and disaster risk management community in Europe. Whether you are practitioner, researcher, policy maker or volunteer, in this section you will find something for yourself: sectoral newsevents of importance to the community and stories from the frontlines giving more visibility to the important work of the community members.

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News

UCPM developments, legislative and policy updates, news from the Member States and project community, and much more.
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Stories

Community testimonials promoting civil protection and disaster risk management policies and practices across Europe.
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Events

Events

Conferences, seminars, workshops, project and networking events for the civil protection and disaster risk management community.
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Civil Protection Forum

Registration is now open for the Civil Protection Forum 2024!

Join us on 4-5 June 2024 at Tour & Taxis in Brussels for this year's edition of the Civil Protection Forum. The Forum will be based around the theme of ‘Shaping a disaster-resilient union: charting a path for the future of European civil protection’.
Event4-5 June 2024UCPM
A firefighter stands on the edge of a forest area from which smoke is rising

PROCULTHER-NET: Call for contributions for the Technical Bulletins

The PROCULTHER-NET 2 project has launched a call for contributions for the elaboration of the project’s Technical Bulletins that will be released to facilitate the gathering, sharing and integration of knowledge and advancing preparedness capacities at European and national level.
News22 April 2024PROCULTHER-NET
Spanish Forest Fire-Fighting Assessment and Advisory Team (FAST) and the member of ECHO delegation analyzing the fire at Longavi, Chillan on February 14, 2023.

Reducing Risks Together Workshop

The workshop aligns strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation, fostering discussions among policymakers and professionals.
Event5 June 2024CLIMAAX
Throwback EU’s response to forest fires in Bolivia

Disaster Expo Europe 2024

The EU-funded project CORE is one of the partners of the 2024 Disasters Expo Europe alongside the World Bank, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the European Space Agency. The event will take place on 15 and 16 May 2024 in Messe, Frankfurt.
Event15-16 May 2024CORE
Helicopter and Civil Protection experts during a Full-Scale exercise

Our latest UCPKN newsletter is out now!

The quarterly UCPKN Newsletter is full of UCPM-related news, updates from the Community and information on upcoming events, learning opportunities and new resources in the field of civil protection and disaster risk management.
NewsUCPKN Newsletter

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