10 Years of the Sendai Framework

1. Apr 2025 | Allgemein

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Science dedicates its special issue “The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday” to a comprehensive reflection on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction after 10 years. The publication...

New “Early warning Systems” topic page – now online!

1. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Frühwarnung

We are very pleased to announce the publication of our new topic page “Early Warning Systems”. Extreme weather events, natural disasters and other crisis situations repeatedly demonstrate the importance of reliable early warning systems. But what exactly are early...

Fire departments and extreme weather events: Online survey “SiGeFEx” launched

31. Mar 2025 | Allgemein

The Hanseatische Feuerwehr-Unfallkasse Nord (HFUK Nord), together with the Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IAG), launched the nationwide online survey “SiGeFEx” on March 24, 2025. This survey looks at the safety and health...

Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2025 Edition

31. Mar 2025 | Allgemein

The March edition of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter provides exciting insights into current publications, news, and events. Among other topics, the article “Water and climate: Rising risks for urban populations” is featured,...

Earthquake in Myanmar

28. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, Earthquakes, Recent Events

On Friday, March 28, 2025, at 12:50 PM MMT (6:21 AM CET), a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar (United States Geological Survey USGS; Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences GFZ), with its epicenter near Mandalay in the central part of the country (The Guardian, 2025)....