German CanSat competition invites scientifically interested school pupils to participate

15. Sep 2025 | General

From now on, school pupils aged 14 and above who are enthusiastic about science and space travel can apply for the 12th German CanSat Competition 2025/26. The teams develop a mini satellite the size of a beverage can, which is launched during a rocket mission to an...

Risk I Resilience I Reaction: Between the private and public world: Post-disaster lossassessment in the government-industry-academia nexus!

12. Sep 2025 | General, Risk I Resilience I Reaktion

The second session of the joint Lunchtalk series by DKKV and its institutional member CEDIM will take place on 6 October 2025 at 12:30 PM. This time, the focus will be on rapid and reliable post-disaster loss assessments — and how approaches from academia, industry...

Survey on the 2025 National Warning Day launched

11. Sep 2025 | General

On 11 September 2025, the ‘Nationwide Warning Day’ took place in Germany. In order to further improve the warning system for the population in future, the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) is conducting a population survey in...

Attribution research shows influence of socio-economic factors on flood damage in Europe

11. Sep 2025 | General

A new study examines 1,729 flood events in Europe between 1950 and 2020 and provides exciting insights into attribution research: it considers not only climatic influences, but also socio-economic factors such as population and economic growth. The results show that...

FDA Task Force Mailing List

10. Sep 2025 | Forensic Disaster Analysis, General

The Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Task Force at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a central component of the Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM). Immediately after major natural disasters, it analyses their causes,...