Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) Celebrates 75 Years of Commitment to Civil Protection

20. May 2025 | General

To mark its 75th anniversary, Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk, THW) is celebrating its long-standing service with a series of events, large-scale exercises, and campaigns throughout the year. One of the highlights was a festive...

Flooding in Buenos Aires, Argentina

19. May 2025 | Floods, Food Security, General, heavy rain, Recent Events

Unusually heavy rainfall in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires since May 16, 2025, has caused massive flooding in the agricultural region. Over the course of just three days, some areas recorded more than 400 millimeters of rain – with San Antonio de Areco...

Once Extreme, Now Normal

19. May 2025 | Climate Change, General, Resilience

A recent report published in the Behörden Spiegel (German Public Sector Journal) warns of the growing dangers posed by climate change – in particular, the creeping normalization of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall. Experts...

New Book: „Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk: Who Speaks? Who Suffers?“

16. May 2025 | Allgemein

The new book “Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk”, by Ben Wisner, Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, JC Gaillard, Ilan Kelman, and Victor Marchezini explains that disasters are not natural events, but the result of long-term social processes that create vulnerabilities...

RISKKAN-Webinar: WG Cities and critical Infrastructure

15. May 2025 | General

Another RISKKAN webinar on the topic “WG Cities and Critical Infrastructure ‘Societal resilience and infrastructure – who is forgotten in post-disaster recovery?’ will take place on June 13, 2025 at 1 pm. Prof. Dr. Alexander Fekete, personal member of DKKV, and...