Workshop “Extreme Flooding – Transition to Disaster – Exchange of Experiences and Perspectives”

10. Jul 2023 | Flood 2021

The Flood Emergency Community Rhine e.V. (HWNG), the Information and Advisory Centre for Flood Prevention (IBH) Rhineland-Palatinate, the German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V. (DKKV), the Flood Competence Center Cologne e.V. (HKC) and the Cologne Municipal...

Evaluation of the Warning Day 2022

7. Jul 2023 | Early Warning

On 14 June, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) published the positive evaluation of the nationwide warning day of December 2022. According to this evaluation, more than 90% of the population was reached by at least one warning means,...

Sabine Lackner appointed new president of the Federal Agency for technical Relief (THW)

6. Jul 2023 | Members

After the retirement of Gerd Friedsam as President of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) on 30 June, Sabine Lackner was appointed President by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on 1 July. With 22 years of experience with THW, she thus takes over the federal...

Hearing on Civil Protection in the Interior Committee

5. Jul 2023 | General, Members

On 3 July 2023, the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs dealt with the topic of civil protection. Various experts were invited to a hearing, which can now be viewed on the Bundestag website. Civil protection in Germany is well positioned, but there is a need...

Federal Environment Agency: study on achieving the 2030 climate targets

4. Jul 2023 | General, Members

Which political measures can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 65% (compared to 1990) by 2030? This was prescribed as the target in the Climate Protection Act in 2021. The Federal Environment Agency answers this question in the newly published 500-page...