DRIVER+ Policy-Research Dialogue Roundtable – Discussing the contributions to the programming of Disaster Risk Management component of Horizon Europe

PRDRs are convening representatives from EC DGs (in particular DG HOME, DG ECHO/ERCC, DG RTD and DG CLIMA), the JRC/DRMKC, international organisations (UNISDR), national civil protection authorities from Member States and selected Research & Innovation projects and/or initiatives to look into the possibility of a pan-European approach to capability development and innovation management in Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management.

Part of a sequence of events, PRDR2 built upon the outcomes of the Program Committee meeting (17 October 2019) and the Security Research Event (6-7 November 2019) with the aim to further debate and generate ideas in line with the ongoing strategic planning process of the EC (see for more details: Orientations towards the first Strategic Plan implementing the research and innovation framework programme Horizon Europe).

The PRDR2 was specifically targeted towards generating inputs for the ongoing co-design process in relation to the priority ‘Disaster-resilient societies’ of the envisioned Horizon Europe cluster “Civil Security for Society”. The event focused on the needs and requirements for an improved capability development process regarding climate-related risks (wildfires and floods) as well as CBRN-E, that should be addressed in Horizon Europe and other Union programmes.