Practical Exchange: Disaster Relief and Management Abroad and in Germany

16. Nov 2023 | Fachtagung, General

On November 10, 2023, the third and final pre-event for the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference in April 2024 took place. The DKKV e.V. organized this event together with the ADH e.V. in the premises of the Malteser in Cologne. In the morning, an online and...

Multimodal Characterisation of Build and Natural Environments for Multi-Risk Assessment

16. Nov 2023 | General

The Special Issue Multimodal Characterisation of Built and Natural Environments for Multi-Risk Assessment in the journal Natural Hazards is published. This issue consists of a combination of 12 scientific papers and 9 short communications. The entire issue is now made...

People with disabilities in German disaster management – We need your knowledge!

15. Nov 2023 | General

Due to the events of recent years, the topic of disaster management has gained in importance in the public perception in Germany. Coping with these events has raised a variety of questions about the appropriateness of current structures. For example, with regard to...

Rhein Flood Emergency Association in Neuwied

14. Nov 2023 | Flood 2021, General

Last Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Rhein Flood Emergency Association. met at the zoo in Neuwied. Around 25 stakeholders from various areas, such as local politics and the fire department, came together for a day to discuss developments in connection with flood...

Apply now – for the EU-Project “Magnitude”

2. Nov 2023 | General, Jobs

Civil protection is one of the most noble tasks of the state in the interest of protecting citizens. In view of natural disasters and similar scenarios from the recent past or the ongoing pandemic situation and the challenges arising from recent international...

2. Pre-Event Conference on DIsaster RIsk Reduction “Resilience in Germany”

30. Oct 2023 | Fachtagung, General, Increase

Last week, the second pre-event for the Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which will be held in April 2024, took place. The topic was “Resilience in Germany – Today and Tomorrow”. In the morning, a public online event with more than 70...