This presentation will provide an analysis of the findings and insights drawn from six national studies in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK) and Denmark, as well as a European Union (EU) and global studies carried out as part of the EU funded ESPREssO project (‘Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union’). The analysis serves to highlight common themes and issues across EU countries, with relevant insights from the EU and global levels, concerning three central challenges for successful disaster management in the EU. The first part will explore the obstacles and ways forward for the integration between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in legislation, policies and institutional arrangements. The second will address the problems and potentials for bridging the gap between science and policy for DRR and CCA, in order to strengthen policy-making, the quality and availability of risk assessments, as well as public awareness of hazards, risks and vulnerabilities. The third concerns the barriers and opportunities for strengthening transboundary crisis management in the EU, looking at existing agreements and arrangements between individual countries regionally, and at the EU level generally.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 700342. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.