ExtremeWeatherKongress September 27-29, 2023

29. Sep 2023 | Dürre, Food Security, General, Heat, heavy rain, Members, Vegetation Fires

Over the past three days (September 27-29, 2023), the participants of the ExtremeWeatherCongress in Hamburg, Germany, have intensively dealt with the challenge of increasing weather extremes. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports “2023 represents, according...

Topic Page update: “Food Security”

25. Sep 2023 | Agriculture, Food Security, General

We have updated our topic page “food security”. On the page you will find plenty of information on the topic of nutrition in times of crisis. It covers the global situation as well as the national level and takes a look at climate change as a particular...

Climate Adaptation Week

22. Sep 2023 | General

As part of the “Climate Adaptation Week”, the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry are calling for online participation on the question of strategies for adapting to climate change. Climate adaptation is about improving...

DKKV-Newsletter #2 2023 is published

14. Sep 2023 | General

In the current issue of our newsletter we deal with the topic “Civil-Military Cooperation” and get interesting insights from experts about their work in the field of disaster and civil protection. In this issue, we also report on a new institutional member...

DRF Luftrettung is new member of DKKV

12. Sep 2023 | General, Members

DRF Luftrettung officially became a new institutional member of the DKKV in July. “We are looking forward to the exchange with other members and experts and to actively participating in disaster risk management. In the event of natural hazards such as floods,...

WebTalk and New Topic Page: Germany in International Disaster Management

30. Aug 2023 | DKKV-Webtalks (ENG), General, international disaster management

Natural hazards and disasters are a challenge for people worldwide. For this reason, there are numerous supranational organizations that are networked and involved in a variety of ways. While the topic page gives an overview of the main players and Germany’s...