The COP is taking place again – is it useful?
The UN has been organising the COP since 1995, this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. The motto of this year’s COP is ‘In Solidarity for a Green World’. However, the fact that the COP has been taking place for over 25 years and still has to have similar mottos is...
WWA for attribution research
Since the devastating heatwave of 2003, the science of ‘attribution research’ has become established. In 2004, studies confirmed that heat stress was exacerbated by climate change, which is primarily fuelled by the burning of coal, oil and gas. In the years that...
Delegation visit from China
Yesterday, DKKV was visited by a delegation from the Emergency Management Department of Zhejiang Province in China. The purpose of the visit to the office was to get to know the work of DKKV and disaster management in Germany in general. Managing Director Dr Benni...