Multi-hazard approach and cumulative / cascading impacts

The EU Innovation Initiative promotes a holistic approach to forecasting and managing cascading hazard events. Public institutions, educational providers, non-profit organizations, as well as companies of all sizes across Europe can participate in a consortium with at least two national and two regional disaster management authorities from three member states or associated countries. By utilizing Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data along with AI-supported analyses, integrated multi-hazard forecasting models are to be developed. The goal is to create new resilience metrics that reflect the physical, economic, and social impacts of cumulative hazards. Funding covers personnel and material costs, travel expenses, and subcontractor costs at 70% up to a funding amount of €8 million. National and regional crisis communication authorities, research institutions, universities, disaster management practice partners, and technology-oriented companies can submit their projects until November 5, 2026.

The multi-stage selection process emphasizes innovation content, expected impact, and implementation efficiency. Detailed concepts for data integration, interoperability, and open science practices are required, along with an ethics self-assessment and a plan for exploitation and dissemination of results. Participating organizations must demonstrate their operational and financial capacity and implement a gender-equitable leadership approach in the form of an equality plan. The selected consortium will be anchored in a unified framework financing agreement defining milestones, deliverables, and reporting obligations. Advance payments, interim, and final payments ensure liquidity. Interested parties benefit from transnational knowledge transfer, scalable forecasting tools, and the strengthening of cross-border risk and resilience strategies throughout the European Union.