THW-mission and international request for assistance

3. Jan 2024 | General

Since before Christmas, emergency services have been struggling with the effects of the prolonged rainfall that caused serious flooding in some parts of Germany, particularly in central and northern Germany. With special flood-fighting equipment, the water...

Children and Youth in DRR: community Level

22. Dec 2023 | announcement

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has developed a survey to evaluate progress in implementing the 2021-2030 European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction roadmap and the 2015-2030 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction commitments relating to...

Statement by Prof. Dr. Reimund Schwarze: World Climate Summit ends in Wishful Thinking

18. Dec 2023 | COP

Was the COP28 climate summit in Dubai a success or a failure? UFZ climate economist and DKKV board member Reimund Schwarze comments on the results of COP28 in a statement. The main task of the COP was the global stocktake, which informed the states about their current...

Riskculture – Climate crisis meets Civil Protection

15. Dec 2023 | Climate Crisis meets Civil Protection, General

How do we as societies or groups perceive risks? How can the concept of society be understood and defined? And how should we think about and deal with risks in the future? Yesterday, Prof. Dr. Martin Voss from the Disaster Research Centre Berlin tried to find answers...

Day 11 at COP in DUbai

12. Dec 2023 | COP

Carbon Market Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement allows international cooperation in order to meet the overarching goals of staying within 1,5C. This supranational collaboration entails the so called carbon markets, that allow the trade of carbon certificates. Some...