The inclusion of citizens in emergency response
November 1st-3rd, researchers from around the world gathered in Denmark at the University of Copenhagen for the Northern European Emergency and Disaster Studies (NEEDS) Conference. Among these […]
November 2022
Societal resilience in countries during human-made conflicts
Societal resilience reflects the capacity of varied societies to withstand, absorb, cope with and adjust to varied types of threats, both environmental and human-made. The past few months have highlighted […]
October 2022
Informality as an enabler of resilience
ENGAGE explores the potential of informal solutions to enhance societal resilience.
Emergency responders usually use different types of solutions such as tools, guidelines, and plans to deal with emergencies. These […]
ENGAGE presents CAP-enabled chatbot at CAP workshop in Amsterdam
This blog post outlines the opportunities that a CAP-enabled chatbot can provide for public warning within the context of increased disaster risk.
The 19th to the 21
September 2022
ENGAGEing citizens in disaster management
What role can citizens play in disaster management?
During disasters, citizens react in various ways. Some will try to flee the situation immediately while others will wait for help or indications […]
Enhancing preparedness for a disaster or extreme event
According to the European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations mechanism, the enactment of preparedness measures by governments, communities, or individuals not only serves to prevent […]
August 2022
Utilizing health data to monitor and manage extreme events
Introduction
According to the latest Copernicus climate bulletin, globally, July 2022 ranked third as the hottest July ever. In Europe, the intense and prolonged heat wave of mid-July- with peaks […]
July 2022
Strengthening activism to increase the resilience of communities: A civic project to apply ENGAGE’s knowledge
Photo credits: Viola D’Ettore
Introduction
Among the contemporary challenges, the ability of cities and territories to transform themselves into inclusive, participatory, and resilient contexts that are able not only to adapt […]
How both Trust and Distrust can Enhance Societal Resilience
Introduction
Trust in generally imagined as something inherently good for enhancing resilience in societies and communities. As we already mentioned in another post, ENGAGE’s ambition is to better […]
June 2022
Technology Readiness from blueprint to prototype
Project ENGAGE presented its recent advances in research on societal resilience at the Public Safety Communication Europe Annual Meeting in Salzburg, on May 11 […]