EU Science for Preparedness Conference 2025: Advancing Crisis Readiness through Science and Data Innovation

11. Dec 2025 | About DKKV, AHEAD, General, Projects, Projekte

Turin, 4–6 November 2025 — The EU Science for Preparedness Conference brought together leading experts from across Europe to explore how science, innovation, and collaboration can strengthen the continent’s ability to anticipate and respond to crises. Hosted by the...

Webinar on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction – “Building resilience means including everyone”

9. Dec 2025 | General

How can true resilience be achieved if not everyone is included in the planning process? The upcoming webinar hosted by the International Consortium for Societal Resilience (i-NCSR+) addresses precisely this question and focuses on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk...

Bonn Technical Forum 2025: Advancing Disaster Data for Climate Action 

8. Dec 2025 | About DKKV, AHEAD, Allgemein, General, Projects, Projekte

From 3–5 December 2025, the Bonn Technical Forum convened global experts at the UN Campus in Bonn under the theme “Data as the Lever for Climate Action – Accelerating Tracking of Hazardous Events and Disasters.” The event, organized in partnership with UNDRR, UNDP,...

Call for Abstracts: Impact-based Forecasting and Early Action at EGU 2026

2. Dec 2025 | General

How can we move from traditional hazard forecasts toward impact-based, user-oriented predictions that truly enable early and effective action?The EGU General Assembly 2026 will address this in the session HS4.5 – “Impact-based forecasting, early warning and early...

New UNDRR STrategy for 2026-2030

1. Dec 2025 | General

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has presented its new Strategic Framework for the years 2026 to 2030. The aim of the document is to significantly accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework in its final five years. The new...

Severe flooding and landslides in South and Southeast Asia

1. Dec 2025 | Floods, General, heavy rain, Hochwasser

Cyclone Ditwah brought heavy rainfall to South and Southeast Asia [2,4]. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand were particularly affected, with the death toll now exceeding 900 [4]. On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, days of exceptionally heavy rainfall have also led...