ENGAGE/LINKS Advisory Board Workshop in Rotterdam
The ENGAGE project began in July 2020 and has since organised various activities with the Knowledge and Innovation Community of Practitioners (Ki-CoP). Despite the challenges presented by the […]
July 2023
May 2023
What factors impact societal resilience?
Societal resilience is a vital attribute that enables communities and societies to effectively withstand, adapt, respond to, and recover from both nature-derived and human-made adversities. It encompasses the capacity to […]
April 2023
ENGAGE characterises informal disaster management solutions
In the ENGAGE project, we strongly believe in the value of defining and distinguishing informal solutions from formal ones. As we discussed in a previous blog post, this differentiation […]
March 2023
Anatomy of an Invention: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Public Warning
One2Many, an Everbridge Company, is a partner in the ENGAGE project with over 20 years of experience in public warning implementation. Within the framework of ENGAGE, this extensive experience has […]
January 2023
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 […]
December 2022
Deep Blue holds ENGAGEing workshop with citizens
ENGAGE aims to strengthen the the collaboration between citizens and first responders/authorities during emergency events. Citizens can act before, during and after a emergency event in a coordinated way with […]
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 […]
Trondheim Red Cross’ Quick Clay Landslide Exercise
Introduction
The scenario of a quick clay landslide in the City Centre formed the backdrop to Trondheim Red Cross´ exercise on November 12th, 2022. This gave volunteers and crisis […]
October 2022
Informality as an enabler of resilience
ENGAGE explores the potential of informal solutions to enhance societal resilience.
Emergency responders usually use different types of solutions such as tools, guidelines, and plans to deal with emergencies. These […]
August 2022
Utilizing health data to monitor and manage extreme events
Introduction
According to the latest Copernicus climate bulletin, globally, July 2022 ranked third as the hottest July ever. In Europe, the intense and prolonged heat wave of mid-July- with peaks […]