29. Sep 2023 | Dürre, Food Security, General, Heat, heavy rain, Members, Vegetation Fires
Over the past three days (September 27-29, 2023), the participants of the ExtremeWeatherCongress in Hamburg, Germany, have intensively dealt with the challenge of increasing weather extremes. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports “2023 represents, according...
12. Sep 2023 | General, Members
DRF Luftrettung officially became a new institutional member of the DKKV in July. “We are looking forward to the exchange with other members and experts and to actively participating in disaster risk management. In the event of natural hazards such as floods,...
14. Aug 2023 | General, Members
Since 1 August 2023, Prof. Dr. Sarah C. Jones has taken her place as new President of the German Weather Service (DWD). Having previously headed the Research and Development Division and been a member of the Executive Board, she thus replaced Prof. Dr. Gerhard Adrian,...
10. Aug 2023 | General, Members
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) published a study this week on funding opportunities for resilience-building measures. The study presents existing resilience-related funding in Germany and the EU, including brief overviews of...
7. Aug 2023 | General, international disaster management, Members
Yesterday, the Slovenian government sent a request for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Union (ERCC). In response to this and within the framework of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), the German Federal Agency for...
19. Jul 2023 | General, Members
The THW’s framework concept 2023 focuses on its expanded tasks in the sense of the “Zeitenwende” (watershed moment). This results in a broad spectrum of new operational situations for securing and defending democracy, in line with the National...
