Before the summer break, here are the news from the Commission’s ongoing and planned activities on Disaster Risk Management (DRM). 

In this issue, you will find a novel section: under the “Read also”, you will find quick links to further interesting readings, beyond the news mentioned above. Among them, there will be a permanent link to the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network (UCPKN) Newsletter, newly established and intended to share information about DRM-related activities beyond the European Commission and beyond the science domain.

Finally, two important messages for you: 

• On 15 June we organized the DRMKC Info Day, during which a selection of the platforms and tools available in DRMKC was shared with invited representatives of Member/Participating States and web streamed in parallel for other interested stakeholders. The video-recording of all presentations is available here
• Make sure to “save the date” for 20-21 October 2021! The fifth DRMKC Annual Seminar, where we hope to virtually meet as many as possible of you, will launch the collective shaping of the scientific agenda for the upcoming UCP Knowledge Network! 

We hope you will enjoy this Newsletter and see you all in the Autumn!