Information and collaboration hub
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 news, events of importance to the community and stories from the frontlines giving more visibility to the important work of the community members.
UCPM developments, legislative and policy updates, news from the Member States and project community, and much more.
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Community testimonials promoting civil protection and disaster risk management policies and practices across Europe.
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Conferences, seminars, workshops, project and networking events for the civil protection and disaster risk management community.
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Featured:
An analysis of the 41 responses from 16 countries collected from a survey focusing on cultural heritage at risk and launched in July 2026 by the PROCULTHER-4ALL Consortium looks at how and where whole-of-society approaches are applied, what capacities they mobilise, and the boundaries for involving non-public actors.
News10 November 2026PROCULTHER-4ALL
The “Disaster Resilience Days” is a three-day European forum bringing together researchers,
policymakers, public authorities, first responders, critical infrastructure operators, security
actors, industry, and innovators to strengthen disaster resilience and crisis preparedness through
research, innovation and cooperation.
Event24 - 26 November 2026DG HOME
Since 2019, PROCULTHER initiatives have progressively strengthened cultural heritage protection within the UCPM through a shared Methodology, a European community of practice within the UCPKN, operational tools and institutional recognition.
News15 July 2026PROCULTHER-4ALL
A round up of the latest insights and innovations in disaster risk management.
NewsDRMKC
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
A collection of newsletters which include content on the EU's partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean on disaster preparedness and risk management.
EU-LAC Newsletters