Call for Applicants: EUMA Workshop in Tallinn

28. Apr 2025 | General

The European project EUMA (Creating a European Higher Education Network for Master’s Programmes in Disaster Risk Management) invites professionals in the field of civil protection and disaster management to participate in the specialised EUMA Workshop, taking place...

CRED Report: Global Distribution of Disasters in 2024

25. Apr 2025 | General

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has released new data on global disasters triggered by natural hazards in its latest report, Disasters in Numbers 2024. The report is based on the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), maintained by the...

Civil Protection in Germany’s Coalition Agreement: Big Promises, Little Clarity?

25. Apr 2025 | Civil Protection in Germany, General

In Germany, a Koalitionsvertrag (coalition agreement) is a formal policy document negotiated between political parties forming a government. It outlines the legislative and political priorities for the upcoming term. These agreements are particularly relevant in...

Strong Earthquake Near Istanbul – Concerns about Aftershocks

24. Apr 2025 | Earthquakes, General

On April 23, 2025, at 12:49 p.m. local time (9:49 UTC), an earthquake of magnitude Mw 6.2 struck the central Marmara Sea, approximately 60 km west of Istanbul. Just 13 minutes later, a second quake with a magnitude of Mw 5.3 occurred south of the city. The hypocenter...

Sustainability Science Summit 2025 in Berlin

24. Apr 2025 | General

From February 19 to 21, 2025, the Sustainability Science Summit 2025 took place in Berlin under the motto “Advancing Sustainable Development”. The conference continued the series of German Future Earth Summits and was organized by the German Committee Future Earth...