27. Nov 2024 | Allgemein, Flutplattform, Hochwasser
Flood events pose a growing threat to cities and municipalities. This year’s floods have once again shown how important innovative and sustainable flood protection measures are. With the Flood Prevention Award 2025, the DKKV, together with the Academy for Flood...
20. Sep 2024 | Flood 2021, Flutplattform, General
At its 72nd plenary session today, the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament discussed the final report of the Committee of Inquiry 18/1 ‘on the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate, its consequences and the legal and political responsibility of the state...
3. Sep 2024 | Flutplattform, General, Hochwasser
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) invites you to a digital lunchtalk on 4 September 2024 from 13:00 to 14:00, which will focus on the flood events in southern Germany in June 2024. The event will provide a detailed analysis of the exceptional rainfall...
23. Aug 2024 | Flood 2021, Flutplattform, General
Red Cross nurses from the DRK sisterhoods ‘Bonn’ e.V. and ‘Württemberg’ e.V. were honoured by Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser with the ‘Flood Relief 2021’ medal for their efforts during the flood disaster in the Ahr valley. This honour recognises their...
31. Jul 2024 | Flutplattform, General
From May 30 to June 3, 2024, exceptional rainfall led to widespread flooding in southern Germany, particularly in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Many water levels exceeded historic highs and a state of emergency was declared in 18 Bavarian districts. The DKKV is...
30. Jul 2024 | Allgemein, Flutplattform, Frühwarnung, Mitglieder
Researchers from DKKV members Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) have developed a new flood forecasting system, which was presented in the journal Nature Communications. This system combines different...
