EU Civil Protection

“Too hot for peace?” – report highlights security risks of climate change

The connection between climate and security is the focus of a new report entitled “National interdisciplinary climate risk assessment”, presented by leading German climate scientists, the country’s intelligence community, and military strategists. In their first ever national climate risk estimate, these experts, with their diverse backgrounds, have come together to assess the climate risks for German […]

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UCPM Peer Review Programme

The EU Peer Review programme promotes an integrated approach to disaster risk management and supports a wider policy dialogue across Europe and beyond, improving policy coherence and facilitating the exchange of good practices on civil protection and disaster risk management. UCPM Peer Review Programme What is it? A peer review of disaster risk management and

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Information manipulation and misinformation in civil protection & humanitarian aid

A threat for EU civil protection & humanitarian aid Information manipulation seeks to distort reality, misrepresent intentions, and sow division within communities. It erodes public trust in institutions – including the EU – and weakens their capacity to manage crises effectively. Such manipulation can severely compromise humanitarian aid and disaster response by skewing perceptions, damaging

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European Civil Protection Pool

What is it? The EU established the European Civil Protection Pool (ECPP) to advance European cooperation in civil protection. Its objective is to enable a faster, better-coordinated, and more effective European response to both human-induced disasters and natural hazards. All EU Member States, along with 10 additional states also participating in the EU Civil Protection

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EU mobilises support for Mayotte and African countries hit by Cyclone Chido

The European Commission is providing new emergency aid to support communities devastated by Cyclone Chido across Mayotte and Mozambique. Responding to France’s request for assistance, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden have offered shelter and other items via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The EU also stands ready to mobilise additional support via its rescEU stockpiles.

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