Open access paper: Climate risk insurance and risk mitigation behavior

21. Apr 2023 | General, Insurance

This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the factors associated with the separate use of climate risk insurance and home flood insurance and the reasons why people should take these two actions together. Contrary to the moral hazard hypothesis, purchasing...

Klaus-Dieter Kühn has passed away

21. Apr 2023 | General

Kühn was a functionary in German disaster management for more than 50 years. In his role as chairman of the Federal Association of Directorate Units/Facilities in Civil Protection (ARKAT) and as chairman of the Protection Forum, Kühn was particularly committed to...

Public hearing on forest fire protection in the German Bundestag

19. Apr 2023 | General

On Monday, 17 April 2023, there was a public hearing in the German Bundestag on national efforts to improve forest fire protection in Germany. DKKV member Prof. Dr. Goldammer from the Global Fire Monitoring Center was invited as an expert. In his statement, Goldammer...

Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: The self-help capacity of the population

13. Apr 2023 | General

After the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia two years ago, demands have focussed mostly on better technical solutions. “But siren systems, warning apps or cell broadcasting are not the sole solution to the existing...

Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: Firefighting robots as humanitarian aid

13. Apr 2023 | General

At the beginning of March, the President of the German Fire Brigades Association (DFV) was in Kiev at the invitation of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (DSNS). There he spoke with the head of the service and chief of the fire brigade, General...

High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework: Stakeholder registration now open

12. Apr 2023 | General

For stakeholders including civil society organisations, private sector, academia and the scientific community, grassroots organisations, persons with disabilities, youth and women’s organisations, please register by 24 April 2023. Pursuant to the President of the...