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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The Disaster Research Days 2024 brought together science and practice in Austrian and European disaster management. From October 8 to 10, 2024, at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, the latest research results and innovative solutions to strengthen social resilience were presented in discussion panels and presentations. Around 200 scientists, risk managers, political decision-makers, and emergency services from all over Europe were there.
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.