The H2020 ESPREssO project (Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union), aimed at identifying the existing gaps and key priorities for Research and Innovation (R&I) in the domains of Natural Hazards (NH), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). Key research priorities have been framed within the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) and the related EU Action Plan, exploring the opportunities emerging from the linkages with the Sendai priorities and the key overarching issues from the literature review and networking activities carried out by ESPREssO project. The many ongoing initiatives at European and Global levels on NH, DRR, DRM and CCA and have been taken into account, with the aim of providing a harmonised framework able to capture the complexity of these fields, in terms of research and innovation and deliver a synthesized view of the emerging priorities.

The paper identifies five broad areas of R&I in the field of DRR and CCA where EU investment is needed, highlighting for each of them relevant key topics of investigation. These areas (Improved Risk and Impact Assessment; Better Data for Resilient Future; Risk Governance and Partnership; Overcoming the Implementation Gap in DRR and CCA; Human Behaviour and Disaster Risk) have been suggested by the ESPREssO “Vision Paper” [1] as an answer to the relevant gaps and needs as expressed by the network of stakeholders and international experts engaged during the project. The Vision Paper is available at http://www.espressoproject.eu/images/deliverables/ESPREssO_D5.5.pdf.

H2020 ESPREssO项目（增强欧盟的防灾协同作用）旨在确定自然灾害（NH），减少灾害风险（DRR），灾难等领域研究与创新（R＆I）的现有差距和关键优先事项风险管理（DRM）和气候变化适应（CCA）。关键研究重点已在《 2015-2030年仙台减少灾害风险框架》和相关的《欧盟行动计划》中制定，探索与仙台重点之间的联系所产生的机会以及文献综述和网络活动中的关键性总体问题由ESPREssO项目执行。已考虑到欧洲和全球范围内有关NH，DRR，DRM和CCA的许多现行举措，

本文确定了DRR和CCA领域中需要欧盟投资的五个广泛的R＆I领域，并为每个领域突出了相关的重要调查主题。ESPREssO的“愿景文件” [1]提出了这些领域（改进的风险和影响评估；更好的数据，以适应未来的发展；风险治理和伙伴关系；克服DRR和CCA中的实施差距；人类行为和灾难风险）。解决项目过程中利益相关者和国际专家网络所表达的相关差距和需求的方法。愿景文件可在http://www.espressoproject.eu/images/deliverables/ESPREssO_D5.5.pdf上获得。