The #drd21 are over - thanks for taking part!
The Disaster Research Days 2021 are over and we would like to thank all participants who made the #drd21 a fantastic event through their presentations, pitches, and discussions!
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DCNA at ASDR Naturgefahrentagung 2021
From September 30th to October 2nd, the Styrian community of Öblarn was dominated by the ASDR Naturgefahrentagung (Natural Hazard Conference), organized by the KLAR Future Region Ennstal, ZAMG, the community of Öblarn, the Styrian Civil Protection Association and the Province of Styria.
DRD21 - preliminary conference program online
The preliminary program of this year's Disaster Research Days # drd21 is online.
The conference will take place from October 12 to 21, 2021 as a webinar series - with a different thematic focus on each day, exciting keynotes, and interesting contributions, including from our Young Scientists.
Find all information about the program here >
The conference will take place from October 12 to 21, 2021 as a webinar series - with a different thematic focus on each day, exciting keynotes, and interesting contributions, including from our Young Scientists.
Find all information about the program here >
EduSafe project launch
We are currently faced with disasters on an almost daily basis. Be it floods, forest fires, droughts, or the Covid 19 pandemic - we need to foster resilience in disasters to cope with catastrophes. Raising awareness is essential! That’s why experts in youth work, educators, and institutions in the field of risk management united in the project EduSafe EU to evaluate best practices to support the process.
Thematic workshop in the HEUREKA project
At the beginning of this year, HEUREKA was launched - a project co-financed by the EU to connect network civil protection experts in Europe and the Middle East. In addition to knowledge transfer, the aim is to improve coordination, cooperation, compatibility, and complementarity between experts in neighboring countries in the Middle East.
Horizon Europe
After Horizon 2020, the next European funding program has launched: Horizon Europe, with a total budget of EUR 95.5 million for the years 2021-2027, the most important funding program for research in innovation in the European Union. As in the previous program, great importance is attached to international cooperation in R&D and innovation projects.
Sensor tests at Zentrum am Berg
On July 6th, 2021, various sensor tests took place in the research center of the Montan University Leoben "Zentrum am Berg" on Erzberg in Styria as part of the RoboMOLE and RoboNav projects.