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Disaster Risk Management: acting today, protecting tomorrow
Droughts, floods and wildfires are causing thousands of deaths in Europe alone, and have great consequences on economies and human development. And there’s no sign of stopping either; science shows that these events will increase as the climate crisis unfolds. RECEIPT’s Jaroslav Mysiak was among the 300 disaster risk management experts joining forces with the […]
+ Read MoreRECEIPT in ClimateChangeMitigation.eu’s newsletter
RECEIPT is not alone in exploring the links between COVID-19 and the climate crisis. ClimateChangeMitigation.eu has just published its quarterly newsletter, which is entirely focused on this topic. The newsletter features academic publications and assembles insights from a variety of H2020 projects. Articles are ranging from: Get a taste of RECEIPT’s article for ClimateChangeMitigation.eu: When […]
+ Read MoreEU Climate Adaptation Strategy – stepping up international collaboration
The European Commission has released a new and more ambitious EU Climate Adaptation Strategy on 24 February 2021. The launch of the new strategy was accompanied by a virtual event where experts and practitioners working on adaptation and disaster risk reduction discussed how to reach the goals of the Strategy and how to accelerate adaptation […]
+ Read MoreScenario tools and simulation techniques to support preparedness
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of timely and precise information for impactful decision-making. Because the pandemic was unprecedented, decision-makers often had to resort to trial and error to slow its spread. Effective risk management starts with a thorough understanding of likely scenarios. This not only requires clear data, the data also need to be presented […]
+ Read MoreGlobal and compound crises: a challenge for decision-makers
Mandatory facemasks, local and national lockdowns, travel bans … Since the WHO declared the COVID outbreak a Public Health Emergency in January 2020, countries have taken several measures to slow the spread of the virus. As strict these measures may be, it’s been a year and the virus has yet to be contained. Many of […]
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