The e-Learning portal - Develop programmes to support integrated responses to multi-hazard risk and Climate Change Adaptation
Year: 2026
Type: report
Abstract: This report presents the outputs of Task 6.4, "Develop programmes to support integrated responses to multi-hazard risk and Climate Change Adaptation" (M10-45, led by UCC), delivered through the DIRECTED e-Learning platform. This task bridges governance frameworks developed in WP 3 and WP 4 with the innovative technical frameworks from WP 2 and WP 5, translating them into customised workflows and actionable solutions for integrated DRM and CCA identified across the Real World Labs. The resulting platform, hosted on the weADAPT online knowledge platform managed by SEI, provides a landing page and three learning programmes (modules) co-developed with stakeholders across the project's Real World Labs (RWLs) in Italy, Denmark, Germany and Hungary. In line with the task's objective to support vocational, lifelong training for RWLs and wider practitioners, the three modules translate practical, on-the-ground learning into accessible training resources: Module 1: Interoperability in Operation, co-designed with civil protection stakeholders in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, covers interoperability challenges in DRM and CCA and demonstrates the Data Fabric tool for flood and wildfire simulation, drawing on real disaster simulation exercises. Module 2: Integrating Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation Planning, co-designed with stakeholders in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark, and Rhine-Erft, Germany, addresses institutional and governance barriers to DRM-CCA integration, introduces a Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) methodology for structured decision-making, and shares learning from tabletop exercises testing coordination across agencies. Module 3: Public Risk Communication, co-designed with practitioners in the Zala Region, Hungary, and Emilia-Romagna, Italy, addresses the challenge of communicating risk to diverse public audiences, including tourists and young people, through wildfire awareness campaigns, immersive virtual reality tools, and arts-based youth engagement. Each module was co-designed and co-developed through a "Training of Trainers" approach, delivered through dedicated, highly participatory workshops with RWL hosts and stakeholders, both in-person and online. Curricula (e-Learning resources) were developed iteratively in response to identified needs, with RWL hosts and stakeholders themselves helping to design, deliver and critique training methods and content, ensuring capability is perpetuated beyond the lifetime of the DIRECTED project. weADAPT was identified as the suitable e-Learning portal to deposit and make available all training materials produced under this task. Hosting on weADAPT ensures the platform remains freely accessible, multilingual and available beyond the project's end, supporting the delivery of frontier learning and training opportunities and enabling continued cross-posting to partner and stakeholder websites for wider reach. Looking ahead, the report sets out a dissemination plan for the platform's launch in August 2026, including press and social media promotion, cross-posting to other knowledge platforms such as PreventionWeb and Climate-ADAPT, and outreach at events including the EU Civil Protection Forum. Work will continue to apply and expand the modules, including further development of the Danish tabletop exercise guide, a new Climate Outreach Kit for schools, and real-world testing of the Data Fabric during live flood events.
Authors: Cumiskey, Lydia, Faulkner, Holly Alexandra, Ng, Natascha, Bharwani, Sukaina, Parviainen, Janne, Steinhausen, Max Jacob, Irvine, Tracy, Mazzoli, Paolo, Bagli, Stefano, Pancioli, Valeria, Renzi, Francesca, Hedderich, Dominik, Huszti, Levente, Struck, Julian, Gräler, Benedikt, Kraatz, Julia, Juhel, Samuel, Drews, Martin, Schweizer, Pia-Johanna
Institutions: University College Cork, Stockholm Environment Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (United States), 52°North Spatial Information Research, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Denmark, Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225825112
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