Conclusion: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook
Disaster threats in the European Union. Natural hazards

Better understanding risks and strengthening local resilience requires identifying the people and areas most vulnerable for the purposes of prevention and preparedness. Vulnerability assessments and analyses are improved through higher-quality and more readily accessible data. When this data is converted into knowledge and made available to disaster risk management stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, they, too, can better understand risks, anticipate them, and make informed decisions to reduce these risks and prepare for disasters and crises. Collaboration between researchers and practitioners is therefore important. People must become more self-reliant in order to reduce their vulnerability to the risks they increasingly face and acquire the skills and capabilities needed to respond immediately. In remote areas, this resilience can save lives. In threatening situations such as...