Programme of the German Conference on DRR is online

26. Feb 2025 | Fachtagung, General

The programme for the German Conference on DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) is now online. The hybrid German Conference on DRR will take place on 26 and 27 March 2025 and is dedicated to the topic ‘From climate change to crisis’. Experts will discuss the challenges and...

Webinar: “Healthy Land – Healthy City: Rural-Urban Solutions for Land, Climate and Justice”

25. Feb 2025 | Allgemein

As part of the Resilience Hub Bonn Virtual Forum and in anticipation of International Women’s Day, this webinar will examine the outcomes of COP 16 UNCCD through an urban and gender perspective. Expert facilitator Tina Beuchelt will host a panel featuring UNCCD Deputy...

Review 2024: THW looks back on an eventful year

25. Feb 2025 | General

Our institutional partner, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), looks back on an exciting 2024. A total of 14,000 THW employees were mobilized to help in the event of severe flooding. In addition, 13,500 helpers played a key role in ensuring the...

Climate change as a security risk

25. Feb 2025 | Climate Change, General

Climate change poses a growing threat to security in Germany and Europe. According to the first National Interdisciplinary Climate Risk Assessment (NiKE), extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods will occur more frequently in the future –...

Remider: Deadline for VFSG Student Award 2024 for event safety and security

24. Feb 2025 | General

Theses (both Bachelor’s and Master’s theses) that are thematically related to event safety can still be submitted for the VFSG Student Award until 28 February 2025. The award is presented by theerein zur Förderung der Sicherheit von Großveranstaltungen...