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The risk landscape is changing in the European Union (EU) but also globally. The emergence of new and the intensification of existing risks requires a joint effort to enhance society’s resilience to these risks. In support of this goal, the European Commission, in close collaboration with Member States and the disaster risk management community, has launched the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC). The DRMKC is an instrument which provides a networked approach to the science–policy interface in disaster risk management in the EU and for developing and pursuing evidence-based EU policies. True to the provisions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the DRMKC follows an all-hazards, multi-stakeholder approach. Its driving force is collaboration, and it fosters knowledge transfer, the co-development of solutions for existing needs, as well as the continuous uptake of innovative approaches to managing disaster risks. It also reinforces the existing links across Disaster Risk Management- and Disaster Risk Reduction-related policies. At the occasion of the Sendai Midterm Review a number of successful DRMKC initiatives and products are described.
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Corbane, C. et al. (2023). Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre: A Collaborative Approach to Foster Resilience. In: Tatano, H., Collins, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction. GSRIDRR 2019. Disaster and Risk Research: GADRI Book Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5566-2_5
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