Better preparedness and response for emergency situations in Europe
In recent years, there have been increasing instances of cross-border crises, including climate change, terrorism, international trade disputes and global health threats, like the COVID-19 pandemic. These emergency situations require large-scale planning for preparedness and response in order for countries to be able to cope with unforeseen challenges. The European Commission has recently funded many […]
Inclusive Communication to Influence Behaviour Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying “infodemic” lend new urgency to the study and practice of risk communication. It is particularly crucial to effectively communicate information to vulnerable groups, which is to say those that are especially susceptible to harm: this includes persons with underlying health conditions or disabilities, elderly people, the socioeconomically disadvantaged, and […]
First responders, borders, and data – can shared data help build a more coordinated response to crises and disasters?
Disasters and crises often have an international, if not a global impact. Management of these crises involves the coordination of a number of organizations and authorities across countries. For this coordination, interoperability is key. This is the ability for a range of actors to share and understand strategies, processes, technology, and data used by each […]
Unprotected children fighting adults’ wars
As part of our work in Human Security and Human Rights we study and unpack issues such as Human Trafficking. In this guest blog, Laura Bakx provides a valuable insight on gaps within the international legal framework prohibiting the use of child soldiers and its impact on the protection of children. Despite the plethora of […]
Assessing the ethical impact of new standards for more effective crisis management
The Ethical Impact Assessment (EIA) is a systematic approach to mapping information flows, identifying challenges and opportunities and providing a set of recommendations on best practices for prioritising ethics and societal values during the design, development, and implementation of technologies, products, standards, and processes. The analysis of the ethical and societal issues of (pre)standardisation processes […]
Exploring human security by analysing news coverage
A recurring challenge for military and humanitarian planners attempting to understand and map the human security environment is how to obtain real-time, location-specific and contextualised information. Moving closer towards understanding the human security landscape from the perspective of affected populations can help ensure that human security planning and provisions are increasingly tailored to that local context. […]
Developing augmented reality tools to combat crime and terrorism
Trilateral Research joins fourteen partners from across the EU in the recently launched three-year Horizon 2020 project DARLENE to develop innovative augmented reality (AR) tools which will improve situational awareness when responding to criminal and terrorist activities. The project will investigate how cutting-edge AR technology combined with computer vision can be deployed to help law […]
Advancing Standardisation and Interoperability for Effective Crisis Management
Trilateral Research joins twenty-two partners from across the EU in the newly launched three-year Horizon 2020 STRATEGY project to improve the interoperability of crisis management systems, tools and operational procedures for effective disaster response within and between borders. Crisis management involves the coordination of a number of organisations and authorities across countries. It is often […]
Supporting international medical responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: the NO-FEAR network
When the NO-FEAR project was launched in 2018, the large-scale threats it expected to address involved security-related incidents such as terrorism, including Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiation (CBRN) incidents. Dangers like these remain, as sadly shown by the August 4 ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut. Throughout 2020, however, the project’s network of emergency medical practitioners […]
Protecting the water sector from cyber-security risks
Water services are increasingly finding new pathways to reduce water insecurity, through technical and organisational innovations. ‘Smart city’ measures, such as interconnected sensor technologies, deployment of drones, and the collection of citizen-generated information on water anomalies can bolster our ability to prevent and respond to harms in the water network, for example, detect pollutants, leakages […]
