30. Apr 2025 | Aqua-X-Net, General, Members
Our personal member and former board member – Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken – has been awarded the 2025 Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU)! This prestigious award recognizes her outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary natural hazards research,...
14. Apr 2025 | Frühwarnung, General, Members, Natural Hazards in Germany
The German Weather Service (DWD) launched the nationwide natural hazard portal on April 11. Citizens can now use the new platform to find out about impending natural hazards such as storms, floods or storm surges in their area in real time. The DWD wants to use this...
29. Jan 2025 | About DKKV, General, Members, Mitglieder
It is with deep regret that we bid farewell to Honorary Professor Dr Peter Schmiedtchen, who passed away in January 2025. After studying physics at the University of Kharkov and completing his doctorate at TU Dresden, Peter Schmiedtchen worked as a research assistant...
10. Dec 2024 | Allgemein, DKKV-Webtalks (ENG), General, Members
National organisations such as PLANAT, DCNA, AFPCNT and DKKV play a key role in their respective national risk reduction ecosystems in understanding the Sendai Framework and contributing to its implementation at the national level. As we move towards a risk and...
12. Nov 2024 | Allgemein, Board, COP, Members
COP29 has begun!On the second day, our Board member Prof Dr Reimund Schwarze will speak at an exciting side event on the latest developments in climate science. The central role of science in supporting countries and the global community in achieving the goals of...
28. Oct 2024 | General, Members
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has received the first large vehicles for the new EU unit ‘rescEU CBRN Decon Germany’, which specialises in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies. This unit, which was developed as part...
