Distributed to Civil Protection Directors General and members of the Civil Protection Committee (CPC), the Commission 12 June launched a call for expressions of interest targeting eligible countries. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2023.
Distributed to Civil Protection Directors General and members of the Civil Protection Committee (CPC), the Commission 12 June launched a call for expressions of interest targeting eligible countries (Member States and Participating States in the UCPM, Enlargement and Neighbourhood countries) interested in undergoing a UCPM peer review.
Managed by ECHO, a peer review is an instrument under the UCPM legislation available for countries/regions to reflect on their readiness to cope with natural and man-made disasters and to identify ways of strengthening their broader prevention and preparedness system. A review is carried out in close partnership between ECHO, a team of experts “peers” from other countries and the civil protection authorities of the country/region under review. Recently ECHO launched a tool for wildfire-specific peer reviews offering countries/regions the possibility of choosing to have their peer review focusing on wildfire risk management systems.
The current peer review cycle runs until mid-2024 and there are two slots remaining under this cycle. Countries wishing to request a peer review are invited to express their interest as soon as possible and no later than 30 September 2023 by e-mail to ECHO-CP-PEER-REVIEW@ec.europa.eu.