DKKV visits the Joint Master’s Programme ‘Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security’

15. Oct 2025 | Allgemein, Serious Games

The DKKV introduced itself to the new students of the international Joint Master’s Programme “Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security”, which is jointly organized by the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn (GIUB) and the United Nations...

UNDRR Webinar “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience”

13. Oct 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events, Webinar

On 13 October 2025, under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, a webinar titled “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience” will take place at 12:00 PM. The event is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 – „Fund resilience, not disasters“

13. Oct 2025 | General

Today, on 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) is being celebrated. The day is a reminder of how crucial prevention, preparedness and joint action are in disaster control. Under this year’s motto, ‘Fund resilience, not...

Workshop: ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’

10. Oct 2025 | General

On 9 October 2025, the workshop ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’ was held in Cologne – organised by the Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. (HWNG) in cooperation with the Information and Advice...

New ‘Disasters Avoided’ newsletter: Focus on climate and disasters

8. Oct 2025 | General

The latest issue of the Disasters Avoided Newsletter focuses on the interface between climate change and disasters – just in time for the upcoming COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. In addition to an editorial by Taichi Minamitani (JICA), the issue features...