ESPREssO EU Project
The ESPREssO project “Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union” is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No. 700342.
ESPREssO’s aim is to contribute to a new strategic vision on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Europe and to promote new ideas upon which a future roadmap and agenda may be based for natural hazard research and policymaking over the next ten years in light of changing climatic patterns and new risk landscapes.
The project has focused on three main challenges by proposing ways to identify gaps in the capability of member states to overcome barriers in enacting disaster management, risk reduction and mitigation within the EU:
- Challenge 1: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), to propose ways to create more coherent national and European approaches to DRR, CCA and resilience strengthening;
- Challenge 2: Integrating Science and Legal/Policy issues in DRR and CCA, to enhance risk management capabilities by bridging the gap within these domains at the local and national levels in six European countries;
- Challenge 3: Improving national regulations to prepare for transboundary crises, to address the issue of efficient management of crises requiring a coordinated effort from two or more countries in the EU, and/or the support of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
For more details, please contact Emmanuel Raju or Kristian Lauta.