Photo: Martin Edlinger
Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA) acts as a link between scientific research and practitioners in crisis and disaster management. Through knowledge and technology transfer, findings from basic research are implemented and directed to those interested in security and disaster research in Austria and beyond.
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We are pleased to welcome another ordinary member to our network - Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU). Founded in 1966, JKU is one of the youngest universities in Austria and contributes to disaster research and, thus, disaster protection.
How is science intertwined with Italian CivilProtection? In the context of the EU project BORIS2, we spoke with Daniela Di Bucci (Italian National Civil Protection Department) and Aldo Primiero (Friuli-Venezia Giulia Civil Protection) about this topic, about cross-border and cross-project collaboration, and the interviewees' expectations towards BORIS2.
The Disaster Research Days 2024 is a joint event by the European Commission’s Community of European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s European Science and Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG) and co-hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Education and the Disaster Competence Network Austria.