WorldRiskReport 2026 Published: Focus Topic Storms

WorldRiskReport 2026 Published: Focus Topic Storms

Extreme natural events such as tropical storms, heavy rainfall, or earthquakes cause severe impacts worldwide every year. However, whether a natural hazard turns into a disaster depends only in part on the physical force of the event itself. Societal framework...
New project launched: SEKTOR-X-NET

New project launched: SEKTOR-X-NET

The DKKV, in collaboration with TH Köln, has launched the new accompanying project SEKTOR-X-NET. The project supports the funding scheme ‘Cross-sectoral measures for resilient supply’ of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and will...
Leveraging AI to enhance multi-hazard early warning systems

Leveraging AI to enhance multi-hazard early warning systems

A new report by UNDRR, WMO, ITU, and IFRC examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to the further development of multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS). The report analyzes current applications of AI across all four pillars of early warning systems...