Visit at IQIB

11. Jan 2024 | General

Yesterday, the DKKV office, represented by Benni Thiebes and Ronja Winkhardt-Enz, visited the Institute for Qualifying Innovation Research and Consulting GmbH (IQIB) in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The institute is a subsidiary of the DKKV member German Aerospace Center...

Avarage Flood Level of 7,50 meters expected

5. Jan 2024 | General

The continuous rain of the past few days and weeks has caused flooding in large parts of Germany. The Rhine is now also rising sharply and flooding large parts of the banks in Bonn, among other places. The water level rose by 1.67 meters within 24 hours between 9 a.m....

A Look back at COP28 by UNDRR

4. Jan 2024 | COP

The 28th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) closed with some historic outcomes on disaster risk reduction. In order to stop the creation of new disaster risks, the reduction and eventual transition away from fossil fuels...

SURVEY FLOOD VULNERABILITY

4. Jan 2024 | Flood 2021, Flut Forschungsaktivitäten, Flutplattform, General

This survey is being carried out as part of a master’s thesis. It is about the vulnerability to flooding in the Ahr valley. Specifically, the questions to be answered are which people, buildings and landscapes in the Ahr valley are particularly vulnerable, where...

CLIMATE CRISIS MEETS Civil PROTECTION – RISK COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ADAPTATION

3. Jan 2024 | Climate Crisis meets Civil Protection, General

How are climate, weather and extreme weather connected? Storms are particularly severe in summer, sometimes with catastrophic consequences. Extreme weather events can now occur anywhere and have very different effects. But what can we do about these risks and how can...