Six countries. One goal: making disaster risk knowledge self-sustaining across the Mediterranean. In March–April and June 2026, the EU-funded PPRD Med programme brought together national experts in Tunis for a Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainer programme — equipping participants not just with skills, but with the capacity to train others back home. Over two complementary sessions in Tunisia, participants deepened their expertise in multi-hazard risk assessment, geospatial tools,

The Mediterranean region is increasingly exposed to extreme heat, prolonged droughts, and fast-evolving wildfires — making regional cooperation more critical than ever. On 7–8 May 2026, Cyprus hosted the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Workshop on Wildfire Risks, bringing together civil protection authorities, wildfire experts, senior officials, and international partners from Mediterranean, Arab, Gulf, and European countries. Funded by the European Union EU in Emergencies, the worksh

PPRD Mediterranean sub-regional Train-the-Trainer #1 | From data to decision: advancing disaster resilience through modelling, geospatial intelligence and national capacity building From 30 March to 3 April 2026, the PPRD Mediterranean sub-regional Train-the-Trainer Programme #1 was held in Tunis, strengthening capacities in multi-hazard risk assessment, NaTech scenarios, flood and flash-flood modelling, and industrial risk analysis. The objective is operational: develop a su