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Copernicus Emergency Management Service Annual Conference

Join us on 11 October to celebrate Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024 and learn about the Joint Research Centre's (JRC) work on crisis management and the risks and opportunities of the future. 

The annual conference will focus on how early-warning and monitoring data – on droughts, wildfires, floods, emergency mapping and population exposure – provided by the JRC's Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) can support a wide range of policies and help build disaster risk management strategies. 

  • During the morning, JRC experts will show how CEMS has been delivering early-warning and monitoring insights on floods, wildfires and droughts
  • In the afternoon, practical breakout rooms will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn how to use CEMS dashboards to extract personalised data that suits their needs
Register here

Book your seat, 2 weeks left to register, registration will end on Monday 30 September 2024, 23:59 (CEST)

  • crisis management | natural disaster | disaster risk reduction | wildfire | drought | flood | population dynamics | emergency response
  • Friday 11 October 2024, 09:15 - 16:30 (CEST)
  • Online only

Programme

  1. 11 Oct 2024, 09:15 - 09:30 (CEST)
    Welcome notes from the JRC, DG DEFIS & DG ECHO
  2. 09:30 - 10:10 (CEST)
    Preparing for and responding to emergencies in Europe with the help of on-demand maps and disaster warnings [Panel discussion]
  3. 10:10 - 10:25 (CEST)
    Insights from the EU 2023 Forest Fires Report and a preliminary look at the 2024 wildfire season [Keynote]
  4. 10:25 - 11:05 (CEST)
    Building water resilience in the EU: using early-warning data for drought monitoring to guide policy developments [Panel discussion]
  5. 11:05 - 11:15 (CEST)
    Break
  6. 11:15 - 11:55 (CEST)
    Tracking human presence and urbanised areas to reduce vulnerability and support climate change adaptation in EU cities [Panel discussion]
  7. 11:55 - 12:10 (CEST)
    How new developments in science and AI are helping the EU with better weather forecasts
  8. 12:10 - 12:25 (CEST)
    CEMS evolution: recent developments and the upcoming innovations [Keynote]
  9. 12:25 - 14:00 (CEST)
    Lunch break
  10. 14:05 - 14:20 (CEST)
    How the SEED-FD project can support CEMS' evolution [Keynote]
  11. 14:20 - 14:35 (CEST)
    How the CENTAUR project can support CEMS' evolution [Keynote]
  12. 14:35 - 14:45 (CEST)
    The OVERWATCH project: supporting emergency and crisis management for wildfires and floods [Keynote]
  13. 14:45 - 16:15 (CEST)
    How to access and use CEMS data, maps and dashboards [Workshop]
    • 14:35-15:20 Session 1 - Breakout rooms (participants choose their preferred one)
    • 15:20-16:05 Session 2 - Breakout rooms (participants choose their preferred one)

    The same five breakout rooms will be run twice in the two sessions specified above. Please, indicate your breakout room preferences during the registration.

    1. Breakout room 1: From river flows to flood maps – Copernicus EMS flood data
    2. Breakout room 2: Drought data analysis – the importance of time
    3. Breakout room 3: Understanding and navigating geospatial maps in response to a disaster
    4. Breakout room 4 (round 1): Keeping a watchful eye on the forest fires through data
    5. Breakout room 5: From space to the streets: mapping human presence on Earth
       
  15. 16:15 - 16:30 (CEST)
    Closing notes

Practical information

When
Friday 11 October 2024, 09:15 - 16:30 (CEST)
Where
Online only
Who should attend
Policy officers, media, researchers, practitioners, general public
Languages
English
Organisers
Joint Research Centre | Copernicus EU

Description

You're invited to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) annual conference to discover how CEMS can help raise awareness of natural hazards, contribute to disaster risk strategies or help strengthen policy.

During the morning session, we will show how CEMS has been collaborating with European Commission Directorates-General, Member and Participating States - and the international community - by delivering early-warning and monitoring insights on floods, wildfires and droughts.

You'll discover how detailed, high-resolution emergency maps are helping to assess risks, prepare and react to disasters like earthquakes, cyclones and landslides, among others. Also how CEMS systems help identify hazard-vulnerable populations and support resilient urban planning.

In the afternoon, you'll be able to join hands-on workshops and learn how to source, personalise and use CEMS data.

Background

  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) is part of Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation programme
  • CEMS watches over Europe and the rest of the world to detect (signs of) disasters by using and modelling satellite information and ground observations
  • Scientists working at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre are responsible for implementing CEMS
Visual of the 2024 CEMS annual conference
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Contacts

General contact

Organisation
Copernicus Emergency Management Service
Email
EU-COPERNICUS-EMERGENCYatec [dot] europa [dot] eu