Droughts can cause forest fires or food and water shortages. When it rains heavily on the dried soil, floods can occur, making shortages worse or triggering the outbreak of diseases.
Towards ‘just resilience’: leaving no one behind when adapting to climate change
Climate change affects all Europeans but vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, children, low-income groups and people with health problems or disabilities, are the most affected. One in ten European
EFAS version 4.4 release
A minor release of the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS), EFAS version 4.4, is now launched operationally and will be will be valid from the 12:UTC run. EFAS v4.4
EFAS Bulletin April-May 2022
The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) bulletin for February – March 2022 is now published on the EFAS website: https://www.efas.eu/en/bulletins. The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) produces European overviews
News from RISKHUB project
As part of the two-year RISKHUB project led by experts from the Budapest Firefighters Association, joint training and education sessions, the development of materials for distance learning and a
7th European Civil Protection Forum
Over the last 15 years, the European Civil Protection Forum has become an important European gathering of practitioners and decision-makers in the field of civil protection. The Forum welcomes actors
Minimax Competition for drought and flood management
GWP, WMO, and the Water and Climate Coalition have teamed up to organise the MINIMAX Competition. We would like to invite to submit your solutions for managing water and climate
EFAS Bulletin February – March 2022
The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) bulletin for February – March 2022 is now published on the EFAS website: https://www.efas.eu/en/bulletins. The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) produces European overviews of
