New publication: Culture, psyche and disaster

8. Oct 2024 | Allgemein, General

This commemorative publication honors the multifaceted life’s work of Bernd Rieken, who habilitated in European ethnology at the University of Vienna and headed the first doctoral program in psychotherapy science at the Sigmund Freud Private University of Vienna...

KliMeG calculator is a finalist for the German Sustainability Award

7. Oct 2024 | Allgemein

About 6% of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the healthcare sector, particularly from hospitals. With the new EU directive on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD), these facilities will be required to report their emissions. To support them, the...

FLORIAN Fair for Decision-Makers

4. Oct 2024 | Allgemein

The 23rd FLORIAN Fair, the trade fair for fire services, civil protection, and disaster relief, particularly targets mayors this year. As the leaders of municipal fire departments, they bear responsibility for safety in their communities. In addition to workshops for...

THW Deployment in the Czech Republic

4. Oct 2024 | Allgemein, Mitglieder

Due to heavy rainfall and flooding, some people in the Czech Republic had to leave their homes and apartments in recent weeks. To assist in this emergency and make the buildings habitable as quickly as possible, the Technical Relief Organization (THW) delivered...

Pact for the Future 2024

2. Oct 2024 | Allgemein

The ‘Pact for the future’ was published as a result of the ‘summit of the future’. This event took place from 20 to 24 September 2024 and was part of the seventy-ninth United Nations General Assembly in New York. The ‘Pact for the future’ covers a wide range of...

17th Committee Meeting – Commission of Inquiry – “Crisis and Emergency Management” with DKKV participation

6. Sep 2024 | Allgemein, Board, Members

Today from 1:30 – 4 p.m., a commission of inquiry is meeting in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament with a focus on warning and informing the population. Among the invited experts are DKKV board members Wolfram Geier and Prof. Dr. Martin Voss (KFS...