On 15 June the European Commission presented a communication in which the past 18 months of Covid19 pandemic are distilled in a list of early lessons on what should be improved and what can be done better in the future at EU and at national level.
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The first JRC annual drought report “Droughts in Europe and Worldwide 2019-2020" was published on the 17 June 2021. The JRC intends to publish an Annual Drought Report every year in the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
On 17 June 2021, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 was launched. It calls for immediate action to reduce drought risks. Thinking ahead and acting in advance of drought has far lower costs than reacting and responding to the impacts once drought hits.
The report provides analytics to support the EU Member and Participating States by quantifying the fiscal and economic impacts of natural disasters and the costs and benefits of possible prevention measures as well as identifying potential opportunities to increase financial resilience.
How to improve the energy/environmental performance of buildings with emerging solutions of lowest environmental impact.
A new way to share CEMS data: interactive maps to quickly visualise the outcomes of the analysis before, or in alternative to, the download of the ready-to-print maps and vectors.
Check out our new section in DRMKC website dedicated to the “scientific outputs” of the Commission!
In April 2021, the Council and European Parliament adopted a regulation establishing the new EU space programme for the years 2021 to 2027. Some novelties are foreseen for the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS).
The tragic hospital fire of 25 April in Iraq was at the time only the last of a series of similar episode about which JRC alerted the international community early on.
On 20 April the Commission launched the new Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO). Here is what’s in it for the Disaster Risk Management community.
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