THW-Jugend Montabaur wins national competition

1. Aug 2024 | Allgemein, General

The THW-Jugend (THW-Youth) Montabaur has won the 18th national competition of the THW-Jugend e.V. in Föhren. Teams from 16 federal states demonstrated their technical skills and creativity in aviation-related tasks. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser...

Effective security strategies at the European Championship 2024

31. Jul 2024 | Allgemein

In the Behörden Spiegel newsletter issue of 25 July 2024, a summary of the operational and security measures taken at the 2024 European Men’s Football Championship in Germany was published. The working group of the heads of the professional fire services and the...

UFZ and GFZ develop advanced flood warning system

30. Jul 2024 | Allgemein, Flutplattform, Frühwarnung, Mitglieder

Researchers from DKKV members Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) have developed a new flood forecasting system, which was presented in the journal Nature Communications. This system combines different...

Preparing for the next generation: UNDRR launches disaster resilience toolkit

26. Jul 2024 | Allgemein

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) on 13 October 2024 is approaching. This year, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is placing a special focus on empowering the next generation to promote a resilient future. Ahead of...

A visit from the LMU Munich

24. Jul 2024 | Allgemein, Delegationen, Serious Games, Young Professionals

On 23 July 2024, the DKKV office hosted a visit from a bachelor excursion group from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich, led by Prof. Dr Matthias Garschagen and Dr Jan Petzold. After the presentation of DKKV, the prevention game was played with the students to...

Half-year report 2024: Renewable energies on the rise

24. Jul 2024 | Allgemein

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has summarised the extent to which renewable electricity generation has increased in the first half of 20204. According to the report, electricity generation from renewable energies increased by nine per cent compared to the same...