Visit our updated website to learn more about our project and go through our latest news, activities and events. Staff exchange visits, hands-on training and field exercises are currently being planned for the next 6 months. Stay tuned🔥 Semedfire.eu

Το @EU_DRIVE_cove είναι το νέο μας ευρωπαϊκό έργο εδώ στην Nîmes. 15 οργανισμοί από 5 ευρωπαϊκές χώρες, με συντονιστή το @CoE_CERIDES από την Κύπρο. Κάντε ένα follow να μαθαίνετε τα νέα μας για τα επόμενα 4 χρόνια😉

RT @UNDRR @CEIFADAI Virtual Summer course on wildfire research, July 7-11 ow.ly/QbSi50Z0RNr @tamobhid @Fara_Katiuscia @loren_legarda @UNDRR_ECA @centrewildfires @semedfire @europeanforest @PauCostaF @IAWF @KZagaris

🤗Honoured to contribute as panelist in the 3rd #EuroMediterranean #HighLevelWorkshop on #FireRisks co-organized by @eu_echo @UfMSecretariat @pprdmed @CivilDefenceCy , within the context of #CY2026EU @CY2026EU 👉 tinyurl.com/2zn7wf42

#UNESCO Chair @GeorgeBoustras moderated the High Level Segment of the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean High-Level Workshop on Fire Risks organised by @eu_echo & @CY2026EU in Paphos 🇨🇾

📢We are at the "3rd Euro-Mediterranean High-Level Workshop on Fire Risks" (🗓️6-8 May, 📍Paphos, Cyprus) co-organised by the @EU_Commission (DG ECHO) and the @UfMSecretariat within the @CY2026EU 👉#PCF's director @pirocumul participated in the round table on "Preparedness and Operational Readiness" 👉This workshop is a platform for exchanges between EU and non-EU Mediterranean partners, policymakers and experts, to strengthen operational cooperation and share lessons learned across the disaster management cycle, including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.🔗ufmsecretariat.org/event/wil…

🔷 Πραγματοποιείται στο πλαίσιο της Κυπριακής Προεδρίας του Συμβουλίου της ΕΕ @CY2026EU το 3ο Ευρω-Μεσογειακό Εργαστήρι Υψηλού Επιπέδου για τους Κινδύνους από τις Πυρκαγιές, με τη συμμετοχή εκπροσώπων των σωμάτων πολιτικής προστασίας των κρατών μελών της ΕΕ και τρίτων χωρών της περιοχής της Μεσογείου. 🔶 Σε παρέμβασή του χθες ο Υπουργός Εσωτερικών @K_Ioannou αναφέρθηκε τη σημασία της δημιουργίας του Περιφερειακού Κόμβου Αεροπυρόσβεσης στην Κύπρο #CRAFS, μια πρωτοβουλία στρατηγικής σημασίας για την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο και τη Νότια Γειτονία της ΕΕ. 🔷Όπως ανέφερε ο Υπουργός, ο Κόμβος θα λειτουργήσει όχι μόνο ως επιχειρησιακή βάση, αλλά και ως περιφερειακό κέντρο εκπαίδευσης, ετοιμότητας και τεχνικής συνεργασίας. 🇨🇾🇪🇺 👉 t.ly/aBkfL

That’s a #Wrap European Upskilling in Disaster Resilience and Innovation in Vocational Excellence (EU-DRIVE)” ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-COVE. 🇪🇺 highly competitive €4.5 Mn project with an excellent consortium of 14 more partners #resilience #training

📢New DARE Blogpost! Check out DARE Project Blogs, a space where we share what we’re learning as we work towards stronger, more coordinated #disasterresponse across Europe. 🔗New blog available here: lnkd.in/dXumhwpx #DAREProject #HorizonEurope #DisasterResilience

🚒 From 20–24 April in Cyprus, the Cyprus Regional Aerial Firefighting Station (CRAFS) will officially launch with EU leaders, commissioners, and regional firefighters. The UfM proudly contributes to this key activity under the EU Pact for the Mediterranean.

RT @preventionweb 2nd International Workshop on Extreme Wildfire Events, June 23-25: Prague, Czech Republic ow.ly/VP4h50XMUUp @undrr_eca @semedfire @centrewildfires @iawf @europeanforest @PauCostaF @PaulGaskinCFS @undrr

Our new project🇪🇺 kicks off tomorrow. EU-DRIVE (it's not about road safety😉), co-funded by the Erasmus programme of the European Union, brings together 15 partners from 🇫🇷🇬🇷🇨🇾🇪🇸🇮🇹 for 4 years. It's our 1st project with @unimesfr, 2nd with @EntenteValabre & 3rd with @CoE_CERIDES

What keeps a forest standing strong? 🌲 It takes planning, science, and the right tools in the field. On International Day of Forests, we recognize the foresters working year-round to keep California’s landscapes healthy and resilient. Their work relies on a range of tools to map, monitor, and check the age of trees. #InternationalDayOfForests #ForestHealth #WildfirePrevention #CaliforniaForests

🌍Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management Training in #ukraine. 🗓️Day1️⃣a success!👨‍🏫Sessions covered: 🔷#ClimateChange-exacerbated #Disasters, #Adaptation, #Governance, #Resilience 🔷#DisasterManagementCycle, #Preparedness, #Response, #SendaiFramework 💡More to come stay tuned!

Η τραγωδία στο Crans Montana ήταν δυστυχώς εύκολα προβλέψιμη. Οπως και σε προηγούμενες περιπτώσεις , έχουμε χρήση λάθος υλικών, περιορισμένη έξοδο διαφυγής & (εκ του αποτελέσματος) ανυπαρξία έγκαιρης προειδοποίησης.

Another bar 🔥, another flammable ceiling bar 🔥, another bar with limited means of egress. My heart goes out to the families of the fatalities. #swissfire #SwissSkiResort bbc.com/news/live/c8xdxvj2qj…

#HapenningNow Kick off meeting of SIMMER (Strategic Integration of Operational and Legal Frameworks for Enhanced Resilience and Management of Mediterranean Wildfires) at the @EuropeanUniCy premises in Nicosia. The project is co-funded by @interregnextmed. #MADE4MED

🤗🥰🙏🫂#Farewell SEMEDFIRE! All #staffexchange, #HandsOnTraining, #Adjunct Professorships-&-Trainerships, #seminars, #workshops, #fieldexercises & #pioneering-for-Cyprus activities (semedfire.eu/activities/) have been an amazing adventure! 👉tinyurl.com/ykwk7w64

🏛️ @CoE_CERIDES Director & @semedfire Coordinator Pr. @GeorgeBoustras in #historical speech on #Cyprus #Widlfire #Reform & #Euromed #Hub 🔥🌿 🔷👉 #SEMEDFIRE also proposes a📄#WhitePaper on #FireGovernance & #InterAgencies #Interoperability supporting the Wildfire System Reform.

Excited to see @LaurentAlfonso presenting 🇫🇷 toolbox for public coms, awareness & outreach at the 2nd Med Wildfires Workshop in #Barcelona organised by 🇪🇺@eu_echo & @UfMSecretariat #CivPro #EUMedCivPro 🌿

🎆#semedfire holds #finalclosure Event on #25nov25 📢👏 Our #website semedfire.eu/ & #socialmedia will continue after project's end 👏📢 extremely #glad we #Overachieved our #KPIs 🥰🤗🚀 Keep #following us 🚀 👉tinyurl.com/ybwv48u9