Policy Brief: Artificial intelligence approaches for disaster risk management

10. Jul 2025 | General

In a new policy brief published on Prevention Web, the focus is on increasing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to better identify and manage disaster risks. The aim is to strengthen prevention, preparedness and resilience within the EU – in line with the...

The UN Global Risk Report is published

9. Jul 2025 | Allgemein

We live in a time of increasingly complex and interconnected global risks. The first UN Global Risk Report shows that many of these risks – such as environmental degradation, disinformation and technological developments – have already triggered crises. It...

Hottest June in Western Europe: heat-related deaths due to climate change

9. Jul 2025 | Climate Change, General, Heat, Recent Events

A new study shows that the number of heat-related deaths in Europe has tripled due to climate change. June 2025 was the hottest June in Western Europe since weather records began. The average temperature was 2.81 degrees above the average value from 1991 to 2020. Two...

4th commemoration day of the Ahr flood July 7, 2025

7. Jul 2025 | Flood 2021, General

On July 3 and 4, 2025, events were held at the RheinAhrCampus Remagen to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley. Under the title “Better cooperation in the EU in crises following climate-related events”, experts from science,...

Flash flood in Texas

7. Jul 2025 | Floods, General, Recent Events

Rescue and search operations continue in Texas after the devastating floods that killed over 80 people and left many still missing. Kerr County is particularly affected, where a summer camp with 750 girls was caught in the floods. [1] Over 1,000 emergency personnel,...