Civil Protection Day 2024: THW as a key player in civil protection

25. Sep 2024 | General, Members

On 21 September 2024, citizens in Wiesbaden had the opportunity to get to know the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and learn more about its role in civil protection. Under the motto ‘Join in. Participate’, the second Civil Protection Day of the federal and...

Recording of the 17th committee meeting of the Enquete Commission ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ now available

25. Sep 2024 | General

On 6 September 2024, the Enquete Commission II ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ held a hearing on the topic of ‘Social cohesion (warning and informing the population)’. DKKV board members Dr Wolfram Geier and Prof Dr Martin Voss from the Crisis and Disaster Research...

Pilot study on perception and reaction to weather warnings during extreme weather events

23. Sep 2024 | General

As part of the WEXICOM IV research project, which is being carried out by the Hans Ertel Centre for Weather Research (HErZ), studies are to be conducted on the perception of and reaction to weather warnings following extreme weather events. The Crisis and Disaster...

RiskKAN webinar ‘Integration of critical infrastructure and social vulnerability in spatial risk assessments’ on 26th September 2024

23. Sep 2024 | General

The next webinar of the RiskKAN network is dedicated to the integration of critical infrastructure and social vulnerability into spatial risk assessments. It will explore how these two topics can be better linked in research, in particular through the perspective of...

Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament discusses final report of the committee of enquiry into the flood disaster

20. Sep 2024 | Flood 2021, Flutplattform, General

At its 72nd plenary session today, the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament discussed the final report of the Committee of Inquiry 18/1 ‘on the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate, its consequences and the legal and political responsibility of the state...

Call for Contributions: Sustainability Science Summit 2025

20. Sep 2024 | Call for Papers, General

From 19 to 21 February 2025, the Advancing Sustainable Development: Sustainability Science Summit 2025, organised by the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth (DKN), will take place in Berlin. The event provides a forum for national and...