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INVITES the Member States to: a) Take into account the risks related to climate change in the disaster management cycle, for example capitalising on the tools set up together by the Commission and the European Environment Agency, such as the Climate-ADAPT platform; b) Foster work and research on the ways in which the effects of climate change can be reviewed and incorporated into their disaster risk management systems; integrate such work and research into the Member States national risk assessment, the development of risk management capability assessment and the disaster risk management planning improvement provided for in Article 6 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism; c) Support and pool research and innovation in order to improve national civil protection capacities in the context of climate change, in particular through the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network (hereinafter the ‘Knowledge Network’), and, in that context, through centres of excellence, universities, researchers and thematic communities or centres of expertise; d) Encourage investment in research and innovation in the field of civil protection in the context of climate change and mobilise relevant European funding; e) Develop adequate prevention and preparedness actions, including ensuring the availability of sufficient capacities, aimed at the risks resulting from climate change such as forest fires and flooding, that both constitute an increasing risk for Union citizens; f) Pursue, in this regard, the development of ECPP and rescEU capacities based amongst others on current and forward-looking scenarios provided in Article 10 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU, taking into account identified and emerging risks and overall capacities and gaps at Union level, in particular in the areas of aerial forest-firefighting, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, emergency medical response, as well as transport, logistics and shelter; g) Make civil protection operations greener and more sustainable in all phases of the disaster management cycle and promote research, innovation and knowledge sharing; h) Take account of environmental and climate change impacts in the assistance provided through the UCPM, notably by pooling resources where appropriate; i) Support the preparedness and resilience of the population exposed to climate change-related risks through specific information, education, training and exercises that may involve the national and sub-national levels and even a cross-border dimension, paying particular attention to people with specific vulnerabilities; j) Strengthen volunteers organisations as an integral part of civil protection; k) Consider to integrate, in this regard, spontaneous initiatives in response operations where appropriate and in coordination with local authorities; l) Put forward the importance of citizens’ contribution to their own safety and resilience, and encourage any initiative aimed at valuing, recognising and promoting, where appropriate through a legal framework, their active involvement in voluntary actions and arrangements for disaster response; m) Account for the special role of youth in that regard; n) Promote the citizen who actively participates, as an actor of his or her own safety and resilience or as a member of national or local civil structures contributing to civil protection, through the following three dimensions: i) alerting: clarifying the role and responsibilities of different institutions in issuing targeted alerts to affected people, also using modern information and communication technologies; ii) provision of information: raising public awareness of the risks involved, particularly in the areas most exposed to the effects of climate change, by disseminating public information and organising training activities, including on a voluntary basis; iii) mobilisation: encouraging citizens’ networks, associations and volunteers involved in risk prevention initiatives, disaster response and first aid training; o) Take into account the importance of long-term emergencies and the increasing risks they can pose to civil protection systems both at national and European level; p) Consider the impact of climate change in international civil protection actions, by strengthening cooperation and supporting disaster and crisis management;