Themes & priorities:
Applicants are invited to select one or several of the following topic priorities
Priority 1: Improving risk assessment, anticipation, and disaster risk management planning
DRM strategies will only entirely address the risks a country faces with an assessment that takes into account climate change, cross-border risks emerging risks, cascading effects, high impact low probability risks, and exposed or vulnerable areas and groups, including persons with disabilities. This priority aims at enhancing the eligible entities' capability to identify and assess relevant disaster risks with potential transboundary/trans-European and cross-sectoral impacts and use that information to reinforce disaster prevention and preparedness activities.
This priority correlates with the Union disaster resilience goal No. 1: 'Anticipate - Improving risk assessment, anticipation and DRM planning'.
Priority 2: Increasing risk awareness and preparedness of the population
Population plays an important role in disaster prevention and preparedness and citizens are usually the first responders to disasters. National, sub-national and local authorities should cooperate, together with the private sector and civil society organisations, to i) increase disaster risk awareness and understanding of the population, ii) fostering a culture of risk prevention and preparedness to risks, iii) create favourable conditions for individuals to actively engage in DRR/DRM activities.
Evidence-based risk information and communication, as
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