The Interreg Danube Region Programme Monitoring Committee has recently approved 36 new Seed Money Facility projects making a step towards sustainable development and innovation. Among a plethora of promising
EU Civil Protection Forum 2024
The EU Strategy for the Danube Region had the pleasure of attending a remarkable event focused on enhancing disaster management across the EU. Zsolt Kelemen represented the
Towards a macro-regional disaster management framework in the Danube Region
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Supporting the advancement of nature-based solutions in water management workshop
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’.