10. Apr 2025 | Climate Change, General
On April 1, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) presented alarming results at its climate press conference regarding the accelerated warming in Germany. Since the 1960s, each decade has been warmer than the previous one, and the ten warmest years since measurements...
9. Apr 2025 | Climate Change, General
The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released its latest report Turning Over a New Leaf. This edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks series not only asks what needs to change, but more importantly how true,...
9. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Bevölkerungsschutz in Deutschland
Five major aid organizations – ASB, DLRG, DRK, Johanniter and Malteser – are calling for far-reaching reforms in civil protection in a joint position paper. In the face of increasing natural disasters, they are pushing for integrated, nationwide crisis...
9. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Bevölkerungsschutz in Deutschland
Thuringia’s Minister of the Interior, Georg Maier, believes that violence against emergency services is primarily a social problem. In an interview with the magazine Behörden Spiegel, he emphasizes that existing laws are sufficient and instead advocates...