Severe flooding in China

30. Jul 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events

Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the Chinese capital Beijing and the surrounding area. According to state media, at least 38 people were killed, 28 of them in the particularly hard-hit suburb of Miyun alone. Another eight died in a landslide in Luanping...

Flash News from the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre

30. Jul 2025 | Allgemein

The latest edition of Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) Flash News provides information on key challenges in disaster risk management in Europe, including prolonged droughts, increasing desertification and the growing threat of forest fires. To...

Visit from LMU Munich

30. Jul 2025 | Delegations, General, Serious Games

On 29 July 2025, the DKKV office welcomed a group of bachelor’s students from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich on an excursion. After an introduction to the DKKV, the students played a serious game that highlighted the importance of preventive measures...

Call for Submissions: International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026

22. Jul 2025 | Allgemein

The submission phase for the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026 (ICRS) at TU Delft (March 23-25, 2026) has begun. Contributions, as abstracts, posters, demos or pitches, on topics such as resilient infrastructure, supply chains or digital systems are...

AHEAD Meeting at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction

28. Mar 2025 | AHEAD, Allgemein

Berlin, March 25-27, 2025 – The AHEAD Project team from AFPCNT and DKKV gathered at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss their ongoing work and future plans. During the project meeting, Frederic Tatout from AFPCNT, and Reimund Schwarze and...