Civil protection assistance consists of governmental aid delivered in preparation for or immediate aftermath of a disaster in Europe and worldwide. Aid takes the form of in-kind assistance, deployment of specially-equipped teams, or experts assessing and coordinating support right in the field. When a disaster overwhelms a country’s ability to contain it, other participating states step in and provide assistance. All EU Member States, as well as Iceland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Turkey are taking part in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
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- Disaster risk management
- Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)
- Emergency Support Instrument
- EU Civil Protection Mechanism
- European Disaster Risk Management
- National Disaster Management System
- European Civil Protection Pool
- European Medical Corps
- Forest fires
- Knowledge Network
- Monitoring tools
- Peer review
- rescEU
