resilience

EPP Group Position Paper on Preparedness: A Wake-Up Call for Europe

The EPP Group welcomes the Commission’s European Preparedness Union Strategy and emphasises the urgent need for tangible, actionable steps to enhance the EU’s resilience and crisis readiness. The EU must urgently elevate civil preparedness through a whole-of-government, whole-of-society, all-hazards approach, as an integral part of a safe Europe. With solidarity as the underlying principle, we must […]

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Six innovative projects strengthening Europe’s wildfire resilience

As wildfires grow in scale and intensity across Europe, innovative approaches are urgently needed to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response. Under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), six EU-funded projects are piloting new tools and methods – from data portals and early detection systems to tourism-sector toolkits and educational games. In a collaborative effort

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How AI can help fund resilience, not disasters

FAMILY STOCK/Shutterstock In 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recorded 617 extreme weather events based on reports from countries worldwide. Of those, 152 were classified as unprecedented and 297 as unusual. According to WMO’s State of the Global Climate report, these disasters displaced more than 824,000 people, injured 1.1 million, and caused 1,700 fatalities. Although the numbers are troubling, they do not capture the

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