next German Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2025

1. Oct 2024 | Fachtagung, General

The next German Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will take place on 26 and 27 March 2025 under the title ‘From Climate Change to Crisis: Integrating Disaster Preparedness and Climate Action’. The conference is supported by the DKKV, the BBK and katNet and...

Opening of the 78th UN General Assembly and UN Future Summit 2024

1. Oct 2024 | General

Last week, the 78th United Nations General Assembly opened in New York, with the importance of international cooperation taking centre stage. In his inaugural address, the new President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, emphasised the need to strengthen...

Federal Minister of the Interior thanks THW emergency services for worldwide relief efforts

30. Sep 2024 | General, Members

Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser and Minister of State Anna Lührmann have honoured around 240 THW volunteers for their worldwide deployment in recent months. The THW forces have provided assistance in disaster situations, aid supplies and international...

WaX impulse paper: New approaches and findings for a precautionary approach to drought and low water for municipal and regional practice

30. Sep 2024 | Aqua-X-Net, General

We are currently experiencing a very wet year – but the years 2018 to 2022 have repeatedly shown us how devastating prolonged periods of drought can be: Crop failures, water bodies drying up and falling groundwater levels. Even if the groundwater reservoirs have...

Climate justice needs sustainable financing – demands for the 29th World Climate Conference by Climate Alliance Germany and VENRO

26. Sep 2024 | General

The COP29 Climate Change Conference, which will take place in Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024, will be marked by increasing climate-related disasters. A key goal of the conference is to agree on a new global target for international climate finance....

Federal ‘Blue Compass’ Award 2024: Award for innovative prevention and climate adaptation projects

26. Sep 2024 | General

The Federal ‘Blue Compass’ Award 2024 was presented to five outstanding projects from Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate that offer innovative solutions for prevention and adaptation to the consequences of the...