Start of the June Climate Meetings in Bonn (SB 62)

16. Jun 2025 | COP, General

Today, June 16, 2025, the meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 62) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has started in Bonn, which will take place until June 26, 2025. The meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies, the Subsidiary Body for...

Reminder- June 13th – RISKKAN – Webinar: WG Cities and critical Infrastructure

12. Jun 2025 | Allgemein

Tomorrow at 1pm another RISKKAN webinar on the topic “WG Cities and Critical Infrastructure ‘Societal resilience and infrastructure – who is forgotten in post-disaster recovery?’ will take place. Prof. Dr. Alexander Fekete, personal member of DKKV, and Mark Pelling...

Newly Published – Disaster Loss Data Management: Current Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities in Europe

12. Jun 2025 | AHEAD, General

The European Commission has published the report “Disaster Loss Data Management: Current Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities in Europe”. It examines the collection and management of disaster loss data in 17 countries and reveals major differences in legal bases,...

The 2025 update of the UNDRR-ISC Hazard Information Profiles

12. Jun 2025 | General

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the International Science Council (ISC) have published the updated Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) 2025. The comprehensive revision provides reliable, science-based information on 282 hazards,...

Drought: water withdrawal from Bonn streams is prohibited

11. Jun 2025 | drought, General

From June 5, 2025, water abstraction from Bonn’s streams is prohibited by general decree due to persistent drought. Despite some rainfall in spring, the water levels remain critically low, which is putting a heavy ecological strain on the streams. The regulation...