Representatives from across the Euro-Mediterranean region, alongside Arab Member States from beyond the Mediterranean basin, convened in Paphos this week for the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean High-Level...
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The State of Anticipatory Action in 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean (GTAA LAC)
In 2025, Anticipatory Action (AA) in Latin America and the Caribbean consolidated its shift from piloting to institutionalized practice. As of March 2026, the region has 45 active anticipatory action...
Commissioner Lahbib visits Cyprus to discuss fire preparedness and inclusive Europe
Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, will visit Cyprus on 6-7 May 2026, where she will participate in the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Workshop on Fire Risks,...
International Firefighters Day (4 May) | UCPM first responders deployed to wildfires in 2025 - DG ECHO Daily Map | 04/05/2026
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Brunei: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (April 2026)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Brunei Darussalam (hereafter “Brunei”) is a small, high-income, absolute monarchy on the northwest coast of Borneo Island in Southeast Asia. Its centralized governance model,...
2007-2025 overview of activations for wildfires - DG ECHO Daily Map | 21/04/2026
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Colombia + 1 more
ACAPS Briefing note - Colombia: Humanitarian concerns in Vichada: anticipated impacts for 2026 (05 February 2026)
ABOUT THIS REPORT Key findings • After the collapse of the non-aggression pact between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and Second Marquetalia (SM) in Vichada in August 2025, a territorial dispute...
Record number of wildfires in 2025 calls for stronger EU action
The European Union experienced its most devastating wildfire season on record in 2025, with over 1 million hectares of land burnt – an area roughly the size of Cyprus – according to new data from the...
Bolivia: Wildfires - DREF Operational Update (MDRBO019)
Description of the Event Date of event 25-08-2025 What happened, where and when? Bolivia entered its seasonal dry period between June and September, a stage characterized by a sustained increase in...
Remarks by Executive Vice-President Mînzatu and Commissioners Lahbib and Roswall on the Communication on integrated wildfire risk management
"Check against delivery" Executive Vice-President Mînzatu: Today, we are presenting a new approach to managing wildfires risks in the EU. Last year, across our Union, an area larger than the entire...
Commission launches new strategy to tackle rising wildfire threat
As wildfires are getting larger, more frequent, and more destructive, the European Commission is presenting a new integrated approach to wildfire risk management. The strategy covers prevention,...
Europe | Forest Fires and EU response (2021-2025) - DG ECHO Daily Map | 20/03/2026
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Lebanon Crisis Update | February 2026
The Monthly Lebanon Crisis Update provides an overview of economic and political developments to alert the international aid response to new and emerging challenges that could impact the humanitarian...
Colombia: Briefing Departamental - Putumayo, enero a diciembre de 2025
En 2025, Putumayo enfrentó un escenario de riesgo extremo e inminente, especialmente en el Medio y Bajo Putumayo, marcado por la intensificación del conflicto armado y la reconfiguración de Grupos...
Argentina + 14 more
UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2 (End of Year), 31 December 2025
Highlights Throughout 2025, Latin America and the Caribbean faced overlapping climate-related and public health humanitarian emergencies. Floods, hurricanes, droughts and wildfires across Central...
List of Full-Scale and Command Post Exercises 2007 – 2027 - DG ECHO Daily Map | 23/02/2026
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Chile – Wildfires EU response (as of 17 February) (IFRC, SENAPRED, JRC GWIS, Chile Government, Copernicus Global Land cover, Copernicus EMSR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 February 2026)
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Estudio: El cambio climático intensifica los incendios forestales que amenazan a los árboles más antiguos del mundo en Argentina y Chile
Por el Centro del Clima La semana pasada, la IFRC asignó medio millón de francos suizos de su Fondo de Emergencia para la Respuesta a Desastres (IFRC-DREF) para reforzar la respuesta de la Cruz Roja...
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Study: Climate change fuels fire weather threatening the world’s oldest trees in Argentina and Chile
By The Climate Centre The IFRC last week allocated half a million Swiss francs from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund to reinforce the Chilean Red Cross response to the large-scale forest-fire...
Cameroun - Wildfires (DG ECHO, OCHA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 February 2026)
On 7 February 2026, a series of fires swept through four Internally displaced populations (IDP) sites in Kolofata (Mayo‑Sava, Far North): Ndaba Bergérie, Camp Lélédé, Kordo Bergérie, and later Camp...