16. Apr 2025 | General, Social Media
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new thematic page: “Social Media in Civil Protection and Disaster Management”. Fast, direct, far-reaching – social media is transforming the way information is disseminated and received during crisis situations. How can...
13. Nov 2024 | Allgemein, Social Media
On 12 November 2024, the workshop ‘Social media – How can crisis communication succeed in the event of extreme flooding?’ was held in Lahnstein by the Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. (Rhine Flood Emergency Association). Among the participants were...
14. Oct 2024 | General, Social Media
Social media has become indispensable in crisis communication, especially when warning of flood events and involving citizens in crisis management. Many local authorities have already gained positive experience, while others are still at the beginning. As part of a...
19. Jul 2024 | General, Social Media
The Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein (HWNG Rhein), together with the Informations- und Beratungszentrum Hochwasservorsorge (IBH), the Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB) and the HochwasserKompetenzCentrum (HKC), is organising a workshop on the topic of ‘Information...
5. May 2023 | General, Social Media
The Societal Resilience Cluster of Horizon Projects is launching a series of webinars in 2023 on topics which focus on strengthening European disaster and crisis resilience. On 8 May 2023 at 4pm, there will be a webinar on: “The role of social media in disaster...
20. Mar 2023 | Flood 2021, Social Media
Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs) are digital volunteers who conduct social media analytics tasks to provide decision-makers in Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) with actionable information during hazard situations. They integrate into EOC structures and use...
