Foundation of a new DLR institute: pooling expertise for space research

13. May 2025 | General, international disaster management

With the founding of the DLR Institute of Space Research on May 1, 2025 in Berlin-Adlershof, the German Aerospace Center, which is an institutional member of DKKV, is pooling its expertise in planetary research and optical sensor systems. The institute develops...

4th partner meeting of the FlashFloodBreaker project

13. May 2025 | General

FlashFloodBreaker is an EU-funded project (2024-2028) that develops strategies, early warning systems and training programs to prepare for extreme flash floods in seven particularly vulnerable regions of Northwest Europe. DKKV has been active as a associated partner...

Stop Disasters: An online game for disaster risk sensitization

12. May 2025 | General

The online game “Stop Disasters”, developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), is designed to teach players how to build safer communities against natural hazards. The game simulates five disaster scenarios in which players must take...

Initial assumptions about the cause of the blackout on the Iberian Peninsula

12. May 2025 | General

On April 28, 2025, a large-scale power outage occurred on the Iberian Peninsula, the causes of which are still being investigated. Initial assumptions assume that a high solar feed-in and a low instantaneous reserve could have contributed to the instability of the...

Public Trust in Warning System

12. May 2025 | Civil Protection in Germany, General

A representative survey conducted by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) on the occasion of the Nationwide Warning Day in Germany on September 12, 2024, shows that two-thirds of citizens trust the national warning system. Around 97% of...