Europe’s risk landscape is changing rapidly, with climate-driven hazards and complex crises placing increasing demands on civil protection authorities. As disasters become more frequent, intense and cross-border by nature, the ability to anticipate events, efficiently prepare, respond rapidly, and coordinate across systems and institutions depends on access to timely, reliable, and interoperable information.

Group photo of the participants to the SUNSHINE Training Seminar in Tallinn in November 2025. Credit: European Union, SUNSHINE Project.

Space-based data and services are becoming central to this effort, yet their operational uptake remains uneven across Europe. Bridging this gap between technological potential and real-world and operational use is precisely the mission of SUNSHINE, an EU-funded project designed to ensure that Europe’s space investments deliver tangible benefits for the safety and protection of EU citizens. Read more…