Tiago Oliveira appointed to European Commission advisory group on crisis preparedness 30/10/2026
The PreparEU Advisory Group is tasked with providing strategic advice on how to best address accelerating disaster risks, including extreme weather events and wildfires.
Tiago Oliveira, researcher at IN+ and holder of the BPI/Fundação “la Caixa” Chair in Forest and Fire Management, has been appointed to the new PreparEU Advisory Group, an advisory body set up by the European Commission to support the development of crisis preparedness and response policies at European level.
Announced by the European Commission on 30 October 2026, the PreparEU Advisory Group will bring together leading experts in the fields of civil protection, crisis management and scientific research, with the aim of advising the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, on the challenges facing Europe in a context of increasingly complex and interconnected risks.
According to the European Commission, the advisory group’s remit will be to analyse the European Union’s preparedness for future crises, assess the immediate and long-term impacts of natural hazards, such as extreme weather events and forest fires, as well as technological risks and threats and other emerging risks and threats. Among the issues under consideration will be the development of common European capabilities, including the possible creation of a permanent European fire-fighting fleet.
The selected members include experts with experience in areas such as wildfires, natural hazards, civil protection, climate change adaptation and social resilience. Tiago Oliveira’s inclusion in this group recognises his scientific and professional career in the field of fire management and wildfires.
