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Bjørnis is a child-centred risk communication and psychosocial support initiative that uses a firefighter teddy bear to reduce fear, support emotional regulation, and improve children’s understanding of emergencies and safety behaviours.

The CiVà Project – Engaged Citizenship, Active Volunteering was developed with the aim of updating the Municipal Civil Protection Plan of the Municipality of Lucca, in accordance with the National and Regional law, through a participatory process involving citizens, institutions, associations, economic operators, and schools.

A nationwide, recurring fire-risk awareness and prevention campaign that uses experiential learning and direct interaction with firefighters to improve household preparedness and reduce fire-related injuries and damage.

The CiVà Project – Engaged Citizenship, Active Volunteering was developed with the aim of updating the Municipal Civil Protection Plan of the Municipality of Lucca, in accordance with the National and Regional law, through a participatory process involving citizens, institutions, associations, economic operators, and schools.

A nationwide, recurring fire-risk awareness and prevention campaign that uses experiential learning and direct interaction with firefighters to improve household preparedness and reduce fire-related injuries and damage.

The case illustrates how disability-inclusive DRR has been advanced in Vanuatu by shifting from ad-hoc inclusion to more systematic engagement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in preparedness, response planning, and community decision-making.

The CBDRR approach developed by Solidarités International is a participatory methodology that places affected communities at the centre of disaster risk analysis, planning, and action. It combines local knowledge with technical expertise to identify hazards, vulnerabilities, and capacities, and translates this shared analysis into concrete preparedness, mitigation, and response measures implemented at community level.

A post-wildfire recovery initiative that mobilized conservation corps youth as a trained, paid workforce to support environmental and community recovery in fire-affected areas of Los Angeles County.

The Palau CBDRR Toolkit strengthens “bottom-up” resilience by linking the national framework and state plans to the community/hamlet level. It covers preparedness topics such as early warning and operational procedures for disseminating alerts. It includes a participatory vulnerability assessment with attention to the needs of vulnerable groups. It promotes community engagement and an organized response through local committees (e.g., search and rescue and relief/assistance).

Supporting communities and ecosystems in disaster recovery and resilience