New independent scientific advisory board of the BBK

29. Jan 2024 | Members

A new independent scientific advisory board of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), consisting of twelve renowned scientists, began its work on January 26. In future, the council will provide scientific support for the work of the BBK...

Politics, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection

26. Jan 2024 | Climate Crisis meets Civil Protection

How do political representatives at different levels deal with the political challenge of the climate crisis and civil protection? We addressed this question yesterday, January 25, 2024, as part of the “Climate crisis meets civil protection” event series....

Registration for the Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is open now

25. Jan 2024 | Fachtagung

This year’s Conference is themed “On the Edge? Disaster Risk Reduction in Fragile Times” and will take place in a hybrid format on April 22nd and 23rd, 2024, in Berlin. The conference will explore challenges, opportunities, and current developments...

BMBF-HoWas 2021 project presents final publication: Two years of research on crisis communication and governance during the July floods 2021

24. Jan 2024 | Flood 2021

Two years of intensive research have now produced the summarized results of the BMBF-HoWas2021 project, the final publication of which was released today. The publication focuses on crisis communication and governance during the devastating July floods in Germany in...

Blue Compass Federal Award

17. Jan 2024 | Call for Papers, General

The best climate mitigation and adaptation project 2024. The “Blue Compass” federal prize is the highest state award in Germany, which is presented as part of a competition for projects to adapt to the consequences of climate change. The Federal Ministry...