New Online Course: Using Insurance to Strengthen Urban Resilience

5. Nov 2026 | Allgemein

What role can insurance play in protecting cities against natural hazards? Can it do more than cover financial losses by also attracting investment and supporting more resilient urban development? These questions are explored in the online course “From Risk to...

THW Delivers Relief Supplies to Panama Following Severe Earthquake

5. Nov 2026 | General

Following a powerful earthquake in southwestern Panama, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has dispatched almost 20 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies worth more than €150,000 to the affected region. The delivery aims to support people affected...

Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2027: Save the Date

4. Nov 2026 | Allgemein, Events

The next Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will take place on 27 and 28 October 2027 in Berlin. The event is currently being planned in a new format. Further information on the thematic focus and programme will be published over the coming months. Since 2016, the...

Webinar Invitation: From Data to Evidence-Based Disaster Risk Management and Resilience

26. Oct 2026 | General, Webinar

AHEAD Project and AFPCNT invites interested practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers to join an interactive webinar on the structuring, capitalization, and use of disaster damage and cost data. 📅 Date: 27 October🕑 Time: 14:00-17:00 CET The webinar will explore...

Extreme weather in Spain: Storm system causes severe flooding on the Mediterranean coast

20. Oct 2026 | Allgemein, Floods, heavy rain, Recent Events, Starkregen, Storms

A violent storm system has caused extreme rainfall and severe flooding in south-eastern Spain. In the provinces of Valencia and Alicante in particular, more than 600 litres of rain per square metre fell in some places within 24 hours; in some places more than double...