What do we mean by coping actions?
ENGAGE is interested in how citizens contribute to overall crisis management and how this relates back to societal resilience. Thinking of resilience as something that refers to the resilience of […]
January 2023
November 2022
The inclusion of citizens in emergency response
November 1st-3rd, researchers from around the world gathered in Denmark at the University of Copenhagen for the Northern European Emergency and Disaster Studies (NEEDS) Conference. Among these […]
September 2022
Enhancing preparedness for a disaster or extreme event
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 […]
March 2022
A new era for the emergency responder and citizen relationship
The nature of emergencies and how we deal with them is constantly evolving. Early societies would generally use a cooperative and informal approach (neighbour to neighbour) to dealing with danger […]
February 2022
Volunteers for Vaccinations
Over the past year, the work mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and safekeeping of citizens heavily depended on successful vaccination campaigns. However, organising a massive vaccination regime […]
October 2021
COVID-19 and the role of the Trondheim Red Cross
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us all new and unexpected tasks and challenges. For an organisation like the Trondheim Red Cross, it has meant the greatest effort since WW2. During […]
June 2021
Get to know our end-users! Firefighter Federico Brizio
When doing research, it is essential to look at the needs of end-users. It’s a fundamental requirement that’s not always easy to address.
Since end-users are the main beneficiaries that will […]
Discover the role of ERTZAINTZA in the Engage Project
As member of the Basque Government’s security department, ERTZAINTZA is very concerned about the safety of the population in a crisis or disaster […]
May 2021
Solutions for Strengthening the Collaboration within the Society when Responding to Disasters
What Emergency Services and Authorities expect from Citizens when responding to disasters? Is it possible to strengthen the collaboration in the society when responding to disasters?
Emergency […]
March 2021
Societal Resilience: A Sneaky Concept Unraveled
Ample research has been carried out over the last three decades (and more) to conclude which factors contribute to public readiness to emergencies and disasters and enhance societal […]