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.
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
Conferences, seminars, workshops, project and networking events for the civil protection and disaster risk management community.
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BORIS2: Harmonised methodology & tool for single and multi-risk assessment
On December 11, 2025, the BORIS2 project held its final conference in Pavia, Italy, presenting its results and discussing how to make use of them in the future, i.e., how the BORIS2 methodology and platform can be used to support cross-border disaster preparedness for floods and earthquakes.
News17 December 2025BORIS2
The INLINE Community of Interest Takes Shape Across Europe
The INLINE project is advancing its mission to enhance Europe’s early warning capabilities with developments for storms, heavy rain and floods impact forecasting to support decision-making processes of Civil Protection Authorities at all levels and promote their coordination and cooperation during cross-border emergency management.
News17 December 2025 INLINE
EWED launches the Wildfire Data Portal for better preparedness and response
The EWED project launched the Wildfire Data Portalopens in new tab (WDP), an open-access platform that brings together field data from wildfires and prescribed burns with science-based tools that explore fire–atmosphere interactions during Extreme Wildfire Events (EWEs). Co-developed by firefighters and meteorology researchers, it seeks to strengthen operational decision-making for safer and more effective preparedness and response to extreme wildfires.
News17 December 2025EWED
Flash News from the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre
A round up of latest insights and innovations in disaster risk management.
NewsDRMKC
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
EU-LAC Partnership on Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management
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