Statement ‘Strengthening the resilience of critical facilities (KRITIS umbrella law)’

5. Sep 2025 | General, Statement

The draft bill for the KRITIS umbrella law is entering the next round. With the status of 27 August 2025, comments were once again requested from professional associations. The German Committee for Disaster Prevention (DKKV) published its statement on 4 September...

ADPC training programmes 2025

4. Sep 2025 | General

In 2025, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) is offering several training programmes to support cities in disaster preparedness, climate adaptation and inclusive development. Topics include risk-informed urban planning, multi-hazard early warning systems and...

Publication series No. 48: ‘Detecting Disaster Root Causes’ now available online

4. Sep 2025 | General, Publications

For many years, the DKKV has been publishing its own series of publications dealing with key topics in disaster prevention and management. Publication No. 48, ‘Detecting Disaster Root Causes – A Framework and an Analytic Tool for Practitioners’ from 2013, is now...

New UFZ newsletter

3. Sep 2025 | General

The latest edition of the newsletter published by the German Research Centre for Environmental Sciences (UFZ) focuses on the results of the UN negotiations on the plastics agreement in Geneva, new findings on nanoplastics in the North Atlantic and five steps for...

UNDRR Masterclass series: Leveraging artificial intelligence for disaster risk reduction

26. Aug 2025 | General

On 9 September 2025, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and its Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) will launch a four-part online masterclass on artificial intelligence in disaster preparedness. The sessions will take place from...

Flash floods in Pakistan and India

20. Aug 2025 | General, Recent Events

Heavy rainfall has caused flash floods and landslides in northern India and Pakistan. Pakistan reports at least 344 deaths, with the number likely to rise. Around 200 people are still missing [1], while the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-west is...