DIN SPEC: Digital twins for cities and municipalities
Municipalities are facing growing challenges resulting from ecological, economic and social needs, such as climate change, demographics and resource scarcity. Digital technologies, in particular urban digital twins (UDZ), offer new opportunities to tackle these...
Victims of climate change disasters get compensation
The past decade has seen an increase in such disasters, with the EU expected to face more in the future. Member States have different systems for compensating natural disaster victims, including government aid, public compensation funds, and public-private...
Applications for 2025 Fall Intake: Master’s Degree Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3)
The National Taiwan University is now accepting applications for their Master’s Degree Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) for Fall 2025. The MS Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) is an English-taught,...
Sweden presents information brochure on crisis preparation
At the Berlin Security Conference 2024, the Swedish Minister for Civil Defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, presented an information brochure, written by the Swedish Civil Defense Agency (MSB), entitled “In Case of Crisis or War”, which will be sent to all Swedish households...