Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action

Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action

Conducting risk analysis during strategic planning excercises a) expands humanitarian focus from acute and urgent needs to chronic vulnerabilities and exposure to future risks, stress, and shocks, and b) helps integrate reduction of extreme vulnerability into planning...
The German Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy

The German Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy

In the middle of the week, Germany became the first country in the world with a “Climate Foreign Policy Strategy”, which emphasizes the importance of the Paris Agreement and sees climate protection as an important part of foreign policy. The document...
COP from A-Z (W) – Rest-day at COP

COP from A-Z (W) – Rest-day at COP

Adaptation: Adaptation is the process of adapting to the effects of climate change. BECCS: “Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage” is the process of extracting bioenergy from biomass and capturing and storing the carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere, to...
Day 6 at COP28 in Dubai

Day 6 at COP28 in Dubai

DKKV Young Professionals at the COP Two of the DKKY Young Professionals, Denis Wengenroth and Stefan Mönnich, are currently in Dubai and are following the COP on site. The two have already been able to take part in numerous panels and events on topics that are...
Delegation from Central Asia

Delegation from Central Asia

Yesterday, we once again welcomed a delegation for an extensive visit to the DKKV office – this time from Central Asia. At the beginning, Benni Thiebes introduced the work of DKKV and then reported on the basic idea of resilience. To delve deeper into this...