DECISION No 1313/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism

published in 2013
European Parliament

Project Topics: Policies in disaster management
Disaster Types: MAN-MADE DISASTERS, NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Recovery, Preparedness

The protection to be ensured under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism ("the Union Mechanism") should cover primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, against all kinds of natural and man-made disasters, including environmental disasters, marine pollution and acute health emergencies, occurring inside or outside the Union.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013D1313&from=EN

Associated resources

Towards the World Humanitarian Summit: the European Commission's vision to reshape aid

published in 2015
 European Commission

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Recovery, Emergency, Preparedness

The Use Of Social Media By UK Local Resilience Forums

published in 2013
 D. J. Meaton & L. A. Stringer

Project Topics: Cultural factors, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication, Actors in disaster management
Disaster Phase: Recovery, Emergency

Major Hazards and People with Disabilities. Their Involvement in Disaster Preparedness and Response

published in 2014
 David Alexander and Silvio Sagramola; Council of Europe (COE); European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA)

Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Emergency, Preparedness

Recommended resources

EM-DAT: The CRED/OFDA International Disaster Database

 D. Guha-Sapir, R. Below, Ph. Hoyois - Université Catholique de Louvain – Brussels – Belgium.

Project Topics: Processes in disaster management
Disaster Types: MAN-MADE DISASTERS, NATURAL DISASTERS

Infographic: Managing Risks & Building Resilience

published in 2017
  Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, Climatological
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

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