Rethinking crisis management: Future-oriented strategies for people and the environment
A new report ‘Navigating New Horizons – A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing’ by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the ISC (International Science Council) highlights urgent challenges arising from the increasing...
Reform of the emergency services
In the issue of the Behörden Spiegel newsletter dated 11 July 2024, it is noted that the federal government’s proposals for the reform of the rescue service were viewed critically, including by the Deutscher Landkreistag (DLT), the Niedersächsischer Landkreistag...
Implementation plan for the German resilience strategy published
The German Strategy for Strengthening Resilience to Disasters (Resilience Strategy for short) was adopted in 2022. With the implementation plan, another important milestone on the road to a resilient Germany has now been reached. The adoption of the German resilience...
Survey to optimise flood warning
In 2023, our institutional member Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) founded the CO-Design project together with the Flood Forecasting Centre (HVZ) Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) with the aim of being better prepared for extreme weather events in the future. As part of the...