Category: News
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Five cities, one challenge: practitioners on coordinating disaster risk management
On 29 September 2026, TOGETHER brought practitioners from Oslo, Orihuela, Egaleo, Lisbon and Istanbul together online to try and answer one question: how can organisations, sectors and levels of government work better together before, during and after a disaster? Effective disaster risk management depends on more than plans and technology. It requires people across organisations…
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From Stakeholder Voices to Policy: Connecting Practice and Decision-Making
Disaster risk policy is strongest when it is shaped by the people who must apply it. Within TOGETHER, stakeholder engagement is therefore not treated as a final dissemination step, but as part of how project knowledge is tested, challenged and translated into action. This autumn, TOGETHER will continue that process through engagement with the European…
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TOGETHER Partner Osman Ibrahim Recognised at ISCRAM 2026
The TOGETHER consortium is pleased to congratulate Osman Ibrahim from Oslo Kommune, a partner in the TOGETHER Project, on receiving the Best Practitioner Insights and Perspectives Paper Runner Up Award at the ISCRAM 2026 Conference in the Hague, Netherlands. ISCRAM (Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management) is one of the leading international conferences dedicated…
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CERIS Disaster Resilience Days 2026: Advancing a European Preparedness Ecosystem with TOGETHER project
From 30 June to 2 July 2026, the TOGETHER Project participated in the CERIS Disaster Resilience Days in Brussels, the European Commission’s flagship event bringing together researchers, policymakers, first responders, innovators and public authorities to discuss the future of disaster resilience in Europe. The event focused on strengthening preparedness through innovation, community engagement, secure communications,…
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TOGETHER Living Lab in Orihuela Advances Flood Resilience and Stakeholder Collaboration
The TOGETHER Project successfully held its first Living Lab workshop in Orihuela, Spain, bringing together local and regional stakeholders to explore practical solutions for improving flood resilience, emergency preparedness, and disaster risk governance. As one of TOGETHER’s Disaster Risk Management Innovation Hubs (DRMIHs), Orihuela provides a unique environment for testing and co-creating solutions to address…
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TOGETHER Contributes to Projects to Policy Seminar 2026 in Brussels
The TOGETHER Project participated in the 2026 Projects to Policy Seminar, held on 10–11 June 2026 in Brussels. Organised by the European Commission, the annual event brings together Horizon Europe projects, policymakers, European institutions, practitioners, and operational stakeholders to strengthen the connection between research outcomes and policy development. The seminar gathered representatives from the European…