Annexes to COM(2023)61 - EU Disaster Resilience Goals: Acting together to deal with future emergencies

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dossier COM(2023)61 - EU Disaster Resilience Goals: Acting together to deal with future emergencies.
document COM(2023)61 EN
date February  8, 2023
Agreement.


V.An evolving approach - conclusions and next steps

The disaster risk landscape will continue to evolve as its components are shaped by human activities, global trends and multiple shocks. Therefore, the disaster resilience goals should also stay dynamic, undergo a periodic fitness check and evolve over time. These goals also need significant sustained commitment by Member States to ensure they leverage the necessary investments for strengthened disaster prevention and preparedness. It is therefore critical that the Commission and Member States regularly review together the disaster resilience goals and assess the progress made.


In 2023, the work to operationalise the recommendations should start at both EU and national levels. This will include taking concrete steps for the implementation of the proposed flagships but also disseminating the disaster resilience goals, with outreach to key stakeholders in Member States, and building effective linkages with EU and global resilience initiatives.


During 2024, the evidence provided by the new disaster scenarios and orientations provided by the upcoming European climate risk assessment 29  will be reflected in a disaster resilience goals recommendation. A comprehensive exercise for peer reviewing the implementation of the disaster resilience goals at country level should be launched. Finally, the progress of goals implementation will also be reviewed during the next Civil Protection Forum in 2024.


In its broader efforts to strengthen resilience, the Commission intends to support capacity building and sharing of good practices in the areas covered by the disaster resilience goals among Member States, including through peer reviews, financial and technical assistance and with the support of European and global partners. The Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network 30 will provide the one-stop-shop for practitioners, researchers and civil society actors to connect, share knowledge and together engage on the disaster resilience goals.


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The State of the Climate in Europe report, World Meteorological Organization 2022.

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European Environmental Agency, Global and European temperatures, 2022, https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/global-and-european-temperatures

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 JRC, Drought in Europe August 2022, https://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/news/GDO-EDODroughtNews202208_Europe.pdf  

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Since satellite-based EU-level recording of fires started in 2006.

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Civil protection consists of emergency assistance provided under the auspices of government authorities in preparation for, or immediate aftermath of, a disaster in Europe and worldwide.

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The 27 Member States and 8 third countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Türkiye) are part of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. In 2022, Ukraine and Moldova formally requested to become Participating States of the Union Mechanism.

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While the activation from Ukraine in 2022 related to the war was counted only once, this includes more than 120 updated requests for assistance.

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 European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, rescEU Factsheet,  https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/civil-protection/resceu_en


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Article 6(5) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.

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Commission Recommendation on European Union disaster resilience goals, C(2023) 400.

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The Commission has developed the resilience dashboards to provide a holistic assessment of resilience in the EU and its Member States. The indicators in the dashboards span across four dimensions: social and economic, green, digital, and geopolitical. https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/strategic-planning/strategic-foresight/2020-strategic-foresight-report/resilience-dashboards_en  

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 To strengthen the resilience of EU transport in times of crisis, the Commission adopted a Communication on Contingency Plan for Transport (COM/2022/211 final). See also the Action Plan on Military Mobility 2.0: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/action-plan-military-mobility-20_en

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In line with Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC (OJ L 333, 27.12.2022, p. 164), Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, repealing Directive 2016/1148 (OJ L 333, 27.12.2022, p. 80), and Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach by the Union to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure (OJ C 20, 20.1.2023, p. 1–11).

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 For an overview of the EU’s preparedness for health emergencies, please see  https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/state-health-preparedness-report_en   

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COM (2022) 459 final, COM (2022) 461 final, COM (2022) 462 final.

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 The World Bank, Economics for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness. Investments in Disaster Risk Management in Europe Makes Economic Sense, 2021,  https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/06/04/economics-for-disaster-prevention-and-preparedness-in-europe   

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  https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/adaptation-climate-change/climate-resilience-dialogue_en

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 Scientific Advice Mechanism, Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, Strategic crisis management in the EU : improving EU crisis prevention, preparedness, response and resilience, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/517560


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 European Union, Special Eurobarometer 511b: EU Civil Protection, 2021, https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2264

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Member States should provide accessible disaster risk information in line with the Union’s and Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Council Decision of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35).

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European Parliament Resolution of 15 September 2022 on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change (2022/2829 [RSP]).

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Including from, among others, the upcoming “Drought Risk Atlas” to be released in 2023 by the European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA).

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 Including the European Natural Hazard Scientific Partnership. See: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/civil-protection/early-warning-and-information-systems_en  

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An example of that is, in the maritime domain, the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) which is currently under development.

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 European Commission, 2022 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen, 2022, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_5493  

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 Roepke, W-D., Thankey, H., Resilience, the first line of defence, NATO Review, 2019, https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2019/02/27/resilience-the-first-line-of-defence/index.html

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A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence - For a European Union that protects its citizens, values and interests and contributes to international peace and security, adopted by the General Affairs Council on 21 March 2022 (7371/22).

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In line with the objectives of the UN Secretary General’s “Early Warnings for All” initiative.

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  https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/eu-adaptation-policy/key-eu-actions/climate_risk_assessment

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 European Union, Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network, https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/