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,...

Participate quickly! – Powerbase – online survey on energy solutions

1. Jul 2025 | General

As part of the EU-funded “POWERBASE” project, in which the Austrian Red Cross is involved as a partner organization, an online survey is currently underway. A participant in the Master’s program, who is supporting the project on behalf of the Austrian Red Cross,...

Warning of heatwave with almost 40 degrees in Germany

30. Jun 2025 | General, Heat, Recent Events

Germany is facing an intense heatwave in the coming days, peaking on Wednesday, with temperatures of up to 39 degrees and tropical nights of over 20 degrees, according to the German weather service. In addition to the high heat load, the risk of forest fires is also...

DKKV visit by a delegation from China

30. Jun 2025 | Delegations, General

On Friday, June 27, 2025, a delegation from the International Department of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC) from China, which deals with international relations and cooperation in the field of ethnic politics, visited us at the DKKV office in Bonn. At...

EUMA Summer School: Disaster Risk Management 2.0 – Current and Future Challenges, Pisa, 22–26 September 2025

27. Jun 2025 | General

The EUMA Summer School will take place from 22 to 26 September 2025 at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, as the final teaching activity of the EU-funded EUMA project. It offers 36 hours of instruction over five days and combines classroom...