VOST Now Officially the First Digital Local Unit of THW

26. May 2025 | Civil Protection in Germany, General

On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has established its 669th local unit in Bonn – the first fully virtual unit in the organization’s history. This new local unit is based on the Virtual Operations Support Team...

Heavy Rainfall in New South Wales, Australia Causes Severe Flooding

23. May 2025 | Floods, General, heavy rain, Recent Events

In recent days, torrential rainfall has affected large parts of Australia, particularly regions in New South Wales (NSW) and along the Mid North Coast. In some areas, up to 500 mm of rain fell within 24 hours, leading to severe flooding [1,2]. As a result of the...

Flash News from the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre

23. May 2025 | General

The new Newsflash of the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Center (DRMKC) has been published. This issue of the DRMKC newsletter highlights key topics of disaster and crisis management in the EU and presents the Preparedness Union Strategy (PUS), which aims to...

New study: Use of artificial intelligence for crisis management in the EU

22. May 2025 | General

The EU’s European Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) has published a study on the use of artificial intelligence in crisis management. The study investigated how Large Language Models (LLMs) can accelerate and improve the analysis of large volumes of...

Deep Change – Cultural Foundations for a Desirable Future

21. May 2025 | Climate Change, General, Social Media

Yesterday, the Studio Bonn event “Deep Change – Cultural Foundations for a Desirable Future” took place at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundeskunsthalle) in cooperation with the United Nations University – Institute for...

New DKKV Newsletter

20. May 2025 | General

Interested parties will find current information on the activities and projects of the DKKV as well as news from the field of crisis and disaster prevention. We have also compiled the most important upcoming events for you and provide a brief overview of current...