Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management: Special Edition for Ukraine

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a four-day training program on 'Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management', conducted by the CEP - Centre for European Perspective and the Peace Operations Training Centre - POTC for The State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Rzeszów, Poland, last week.

This demand-driven training focused on disaster risk management and reduction, emphasising the challenges posed by climate change and the resulting evolving emergencies. By assembling experts and practitioners from SESU, MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency), DG ECHO, EU Advisory Mission Ukraine, CERIDES - Center of Excellence in Risk and Decision Sciences, JRC, IMPACT Initiatives, CEP/POTC, and ESDC, the program exemplified the European Union's commitment to supporting Ukraine. 

The ESDC is proud to have facilitated this valuable exchange of skills, networks, and best practices, thereby equipping participants with a comprehensive, all-hazards approach to climate-induced disasters and emergencies.

Under the esteemed direction of our Course Director, Danaja Visković Rojs, renowned trainers provided invaluable insights into:

• climate change and its security implications,
• environmental impact of conflict,
• disaster preparedness and response within the context of the sendai framework,
• climate-change-exacerbated disasters and the necessary adaptation of governance for resilience,
• eu crisis coordination mechanisms and the new preparedness union strategy,
• the role of the european commission and dg echo in disaster management, particularly the union civil protection mechanism,
• monitoring, data collection, and mapping,
• early warning systems,
• climate change-driven disasters and multi-hazard risk assessment,
• integration of climate change mitigation measures into emergency response plans and policy documents, with examples of good practice,
• emergency response plans in ukraine.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the entire training team for their exceptional dedication and cooperation. Their efforts have been instrumental in the success of this initiative. 

Slava Ukraini!