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...
11. Oct 2024 | General, Members
Over the past eleven years, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has handed over more than 250 vehicles to the Tunisian civil defence and disaster control authority ‘Office National de la Protection Civile’ (ONPC). The cooperation began over a decade...
9. Oct 2024 | Allgemein, General, Members, Mitglieder
The next Europe and Central Asia Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will take place from November 6 to 8, 2024, in Budva, Montenegro. The platform will assess progress on the regional EFDRR Roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021-2030 and enhance the...