On 2nd June is “Heat Action Day”

12. Apr 2024 | Heat

The action day under the motto #BeatTheHeat is intended to raise awareness of the dangers posed by extreme heat and show simple ways to deal with future heatwaves. Interested groups are called upon to take part in the day with local actions. The “Heat Action...

Call for entries for the DKKV Promotional Award 2024 open!

2. Apr 2024 | Young Professionals

Since 2018, the DKKV has been awarding the annual “DKKV Promotional Award” to recognize current research and best practice examples related to disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management. The prize is aimed at German and English-language...

Phoenix roundtable “Disinformation as a weapon” with DKKV member Manuel Atug

14. Mar 2024 | General

The new edition of “Phoenix-Runde” will be broadcast tonight at 9 pm. The current episode deals with the topic “Disinformation as a weapon – Putin’s hybrid war”. DKKV member Manuel Atug has been invited as an expert on critical...

Warning Day NRW: how standardized are the sirens in Germany?

14. Mar 2024 | Allgemein

On the occasion of today’s state-wide warning day in North Rhine-Westphalia, the DKKV office discussed how uniform the sirens are in Germany. After a brief search, it emerged that there are no standardized siren signals throughout Germany, as the use and design...

Hearing on European civil protection in the NRW state parliament

12. Mar 2024 | international disaster management

Last Friday, 8th of March 2024, a hearing on the topic “Strengthening European civil protection through NRW initiatives – North Rhine-Westphalia must break its silence and continue to show European solidarity!” took place in the NRW state parliament....