September 2022 - Engage

September 2022

ENGAGEing citizens in disaster management

2022-09-28T14:11:17+01:00September 28th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: citizen engagement, disaster preparedness, Emergency response, Risk Awareness, Societal Resilience|

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 […]

Terror attack at Utøya – The resources that found each other

2022-09-22T10:14:30+01:00September 21st, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: disaster, resources, spontaneous volunteers|

ENGAGE researchers analyze the roles that spontaneous volunteers had in the immediate aftermath of the terror attack on Utøya island.

In ENGAGE, we develop knowledge about the inherent resilience in societies […]

Enhancing preparedness for a disaster or extreme event

2022-09-12T15:59:55+01:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Voices from the KI-CoP|Tags: Citizens, Community, disaster resilience, disaster risk reduction, firefighter, preparedness, Societal Resilience, Voices from the KI-COP|

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 […]