On 25 and 26 March 2025, the Fire University of Poland hosted a workshop on Civil Protection Capacity Building tools and EU funding opportunities. CLIMAAX was selected among the case studies of projects offering cascading funding to enable regional climate risk assessments. The project coordinator Frederiek Sperna Weiland (Deltares) gave one of the presentations included in cluster 3 (Promoting innovation in disaster prevention and preparedness and strengthening the links with climate adaptation).

The objectives of the event were to raise awareness among civil protection authorities about funding sources for investment in disaster prevention and preparedness, as well as to identify knowledge gaps, capacity issues, and institutional shortcomings that the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) Capacity Building tools could help address.

The two-day event featured panel discussions enriched by Q&A sessions and interactive thematic discussions in small groups (World Café), facilitating the exchange of examples and new ideas for enhancing disaster risk management (DRM) financing and investment across Europe.