Workshop | Reducing Risks Together: Bridging Disaster-Resilience & Climate-Adaptation Strategies
What are the synergies between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation? How to integrate multi-hazard risk, climate change adaptation, and nature-based solutions to enhance EU Disaster Resilience Goals (DRG) implementation? Do binding regulations improve alignment between civil protection and climate strategies? What scientific support do policymakers need?
These questions guided the workshop “Reducing Risks Together: Bridging Disaster-Resilience & Climate-Adaptation Strategies” on aligning strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation, fostering discussions among policymakers, scientists, and professionals.
Short presentations gave an impulse to the discussion. Professor Daniel Sempere-Torres (UPC) sheded light on the importance of aligning disaster risk reduction with climate change risk assessment and adaptation. Professor Silvia Torresan (CMCC) showcased examples of how climate change risks have been integrated in disaster risk assessment within the MYRIAD-EU project and how it is relevant for the DRG.
Following the presentations, discussions in smaller groups focused on the five DRGs: anticipation, preparation, alert, response, and security. Each group addressed specific questions to assess, adapt, and generate new ideas. Results complemented stakeholder consultations in pilot regions from CLIMAAX and MYRIAD-EU projects.
The workshop took place during the eighth European Civil Protection Forum on June 5th at Tour & Taxis in Brussels, Belgium. Serving as a pivotal gathering for the civil protection community, this event fostered knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking among stakeholders across European civil protection.
