📅 4 – 5 June 2024
Brussels, Belgium
The forum is a key event for the civil protection community. A hub for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking among stakeholders involved in European civil protection.
The Forum aims to address key policy and operational questions, inspire future developments in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), and generate networks and opportunities for collaboration in the field of disaster risk management.
The event is organized biennially by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), and is expected to bring together more than 1,500 stakeholders including governments, local, national, and regional civil protection authorities, first responders, EU institutions, the scientific community, and the private sector.
This edition of the Forum is based around the theme of ‘Shaping a disaster-resilient Union: charting a path for the future of European civil protection’. The event will be a key opportunity to look back at what has been achieved by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and to generate ideas for development, innovation, and collaboration going forward.