30. Jun 2023 | General
On Saturday 24 June 2023, the DKKV was invited to a workshop on the topic of “Building back stronger: Reflections and Strategies from the Flood Disaster 2021” of the An-Nusrat e.V. – Islamic Welfare Association in Germany. Executive Director Dr Benni...
30. Jun 2023 | General
In “Failing to prepare we prepare to fail” were the words of H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the United Nations General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Mid June the...
28. Jun 2023 | General
A publication by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) with the participation of researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) sheds light on the role of “Riverine and Coastal Wetlands in Europe for Biodiversity and...
27. Jun 2023 | General
In 2021, the Framework for Global Science has been developped to guide the future of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR). It bears the title “Risk-informed Sustainable Development and Planetary Health” and has now officially been activated to be...
26. Jun 2023 | General
Under the roof of the Ministry of Health and in close cooperation with the Ministry of Climate Protection, the “Central Heat Protection Network” was founded last week in Potsdam. The network is coordinated by the new Heat Protection Unit in the Ministry...
23. Jun 2023 | General
A study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency warns of water shortages along the Spree after the coal phase-out in Lusatia. Lignite mining has artificially increased the flow of water, but the phase-out will drastically change the water balance. In dry summer...
