Commission Recommendation on Union disaster resilience goals

Summary:

Recommendation adopted by the European Commission on 8 February 2023, setting out common goals seeking to boost disaster resilience in the areas of civil protection.

Further information:

Pursuant to Decision No 1313/2013/EU, this Recommendation establishes disaster resilience goals in the area of civil protection for the European Union (EU), as well as general principles for their implementation, reporting and review.

These EU-wide disaster resilience goals are a non-binding common baseline to support prevention and preparedness actions in the event of disasters which cause or are capable of causing multi-country transboundary effects, to improve the capacity of the EU and its Member States to face such disasters and withstand their effects. The goals identify priority areas and related specific objectives to strengthen the disaster resilience of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and of the Member States.

The Recommendation was adopted by the European Commission on 8 February 2023 alongside a related Communication. It was published in the Official Journal on 15 February 2023.

• Primary Source

Official

European Commission: Press Release, 08/02/2023: Civil Protection: EU outlines Disaster Resilience Goals https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_599

European Commission: Questions and Answers: European Union Disaster Resilience Goals (8 February 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_600

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