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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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Featured:

Participants during the last EMTs Workshop

Emergency Medical Teams Workshop

On 26 November 2024, the Directorate-General of Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), in collaboration with the Directorate-General of Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) and the Research Executive Agency (REA), hosted the second Workshop for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).
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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.
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