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On 29 September the European Commission published a report on the implementation and efficient functioning of Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (the Seveso III Directive). The outcomes revealed some good news...

INFORM Risk has been the first global open-source tool for understanding the risk of humanitarian crisis and disasters. It has become a global reference for multihazard risk assessment. With us since 2014, now with a new way to access country profiles.

A short training course organized by DG ECHO on “Economics for Prevention & Preparedness”. It is a follow up to the study done with the World Bank, a breakdown of the reports (Investment in DRM in Europe, Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe) into a digestible format, targeting DRM practitioners, from both EC and the Member States.

JRC contributed to the pre-cop26 All4Climate initiative with an Ask-a-Scientist event to inform and discuss the science behind climate change with the civil society, interested citizens, and young activists.

Water-related hazards dominate the list of disasters in terms of both the human and economic toll over the past 50 years, according to a comprehensive analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Using online seminars and collaborative online international learning models to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience: a series of 12 online, open-access Disaster Risk Management Training seminars.

Besides modelling and impact forecasting tools available to date, space-based applications have a strong role to play in DRR. To clarify and facilitate interactions among the DRR and spatial communities, DG HOME will organised a workshop in the framework of the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS).

With the activation for La Rioja region, in Spain, our CEMS Risk & Recovery Mapping module has passed the 100th activation marker. Read how its products support Disaster Risk Reduction, preparedness & reconstruction activities.

In 2019, the Commission launched a study on ‘Current Practice in Flood Risk Management’ which looked at practices that Member States currently have to deal with flood risk management. This study has now been completed and a final report has been drafted. The report focuses on particular aspects identified by the Member States as being challenging to tackle.

The EU has state of the art early warning and monitoring tools to support the European Civil Protection Mechanism and External Action. The summer of 2021 was particularly intense for floods, wildfires, earthquakes and conflict. This is the story of how EU scientists go the extra mile to deliver satellite data, modelling forecasts and open source information to support the EU’s crisis response.

In 2020 a survey and concept note on agriculture and flood risk management in the EU was developed by the European Commission and shared with the Common Implementation Strategy’s Working Group on Floods. Twenty two replies were received. A draft report was developed based on these replies as well as the available literature.

To achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 55% by 2030 and climate neutrality in 2050 in the EU, the Forest Strategy (adopted on 16 July 2021) sets a vision and concrete actions for increasing the quantity and quality of forests in the EU and strengthening their protection, restoration and resilience.

When did the flood forecasts by the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service indicate a high probability of flooding in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland? How many flood monitoring maps were produced by the Rapid Mapping component of CEMS?

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Training courses in disaster risk management

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