Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have significant potential to support adaptation to climate change while providing a range of co-benefits, as a complement or substitute for traditional (“grey”) infrastructure. For example, increasing
Mountain Biodiversity 2002-2022: achievements and next challenges at global and regional level
The Alpine and Carpathian Conventions and the Mountain Partnership are launching the event “Mountain Biodiversity 2002-2022: achievements and next challenges at global and regional level”, to be organized within the
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
EU Civil Protection Mechanism News
National Civil Protection and disaster management capacities increasingly risk being overwhelmed by cascading or simultaneous disasters. The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine have further revealed the need for
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
The European Environment Agency has recently posted an article with the title ‘Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half trillion euros over past 40 years’.
Green Economy in the Western Balkans
Financing Climate Actions in the Western Balkans In this online event, the Green Center is going to update you on economic policy in the Western Balkans region, and they
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of EUSDR with a conference
The EUSDR National Coordination – with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary – organized a nationwide event, a conference for Hungarian stakeholders and
World Water Day on the Danube River Basin
The importance of water World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of
Series of disaster management meetings closed 2020
As this rather unusual year coming to an end, some of the disaster management related projects organized their events. While they were held remotely, the number of participants and their
