The European Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (E-STAG) is a voluntary group of experts providing scientific and technical support to European and Central Asian countries on the implementation of the Sendai Framework - and other relevant frameworks in the EU in close collaboration with the European Commission's Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC). 

The current membership of E-STAG includes 14 national experts and 7 thematic experts, all with rich scientific, research or technical backgrounds from national platforms, science institutions, academic institutions, or technical agencies in European and Central Asia countries.

You may find the list of current members below, and more detailed biographies here.

1. Contributions to specific sessions at the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction hosted by Portugal, November 2021.  
   1. EFDRR Plenary on COVID 19 and Systemic Risks
   2. Scaling Up DRR in Civil Protection and Healthcare
   3. Resilient Infrastructure
   4. Science-Policy interface
2. Contribution to the UNDRR Roadmap 2021-2030 endorsed by Member States in November 2021.
3. Contribution to the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, 2021
4. E-STAG expert contribution to UKRI COP26 Adaptation and Resilience programme. October 2021
5. Support to the UNDRR Office of the Americas and the Caribbean to finalise the Cultural Heritage Addendum of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, 2021.
6. Invited to facilitate the key theme:   Urban Disaster Risk Reduction: Strengthening Risks Fragility and Resilience for Sustainable Development, at the “Disaster Risk Reduction – Local Resilience in Europe and Central Asia, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies for Achieving SDGs – Demographic Considerations, Organised by: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Europe and Central Asia (UNDRR ROECA )and the Regional Secretariat for Making Cities Resilient 2030 for Europe and Central Asia Date: July 2021
7. Representation at the Scoping Workshop on Crisis prevention, preparedness, response and resilience, European Commission , February 2021 
8. Representation as a member of the ISC-UNDRR Expert Review Group (ERG) for the Development of a new Global Disaster Risk Reduction Research Agenda towards 2030 and beyond. 2020 – 2021
9. Contribution to the revision of the EU strategy for Climate Change Adaptation (European Commission, Directorate General, Climate Action - 2020)
10. Input to the discussion paper: The Bank of England 2021 biennial exploratory scenario on the financial risks from climate change (input provided in 2020)
11. Input at the Sendai Framework National Focal Points Europe and Central  Asia meeting held in December 2020, on “Integrating Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness with DRR”
12. Support to the Bulgarian government for the assessment of the Bulgaria Disaster Risk Strategy, performed in early 2020. 
13. Representation as a member of the MCR2030 Regional Coordination Committee for Europe, Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) National Strategy Assessment for Bulgaria (2020)
14. Contribution to the Hazard Information Profiles  (UNDRR, 2019/2020).
15. Invited to be a facilitator at the International Workshop on Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies, UNDRR Global Education Training Institute (GETI), Incheon, Republic of Korea. September 2019.
16. Representation at the Science and Policy Forum for the Implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13-14 May 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Co-organized by UNISDR Science Technology Advisory Groups (STAG), International Science, Council (ISC), and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR