Information Paper on the Use of Radar Data in WaX

2. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Aqua-X-Net

As part of the WaX project, the information paper „Nutzung von Niederschlagsradar-Informationen zur Hochwasseranalyse: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen“ (Use of Precipitation Radar Information for Flood Analysis: Opportunities and Limitations) has been published. Three...

INCREASE: Policy Brief

1. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Increase

The INCREASE research project examined the challenges of disaster risk management in a changing climate, focusing on an integrated analysis and assessment approach for hazards, risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience, as well as an integrated management approach for...

Highlights from the INCREASE Project Meeting in Würzburg

11. Dec 2024 | General, Increase, Projects

The recent INCREASE Project Meeting held in Würzburg on November 25-26, 2024, brought together project partners from various institutions to discuss advancements and challenges in integrated disaster risk management (IDRM). Hosted by the University of Würzburg, the...

WaX impulse paper: New approaches and findings for a precautionary approach to drought and low water for municipal and regional practice

30. Sep 2024 | Aqua-X-Net, General

We are currently experiencing a very wet year – but the years 2018 to 2022 have repeatedly shown us how devastating prolonged periods of drought can be: Crop failures, water bodies drying up and falling groundwater levels. Even if the groundwater reservoirs have...

Field Trip Report from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan – Opportunities for international cooperation in the field of Disaster Risk and Resilience Research

8. Aug 2024 | General, Increase

The report covers a scientific research trip of a German transdisciplinary delegation of disaster risk researchers to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2024. The main purpose was to identify natural hazards and disaster risk management structures and to compare them with...

ICREASE Projectmeeting in Berlin

22. Feb 2024 | Increase

In January, the German project partners of the INCREASE project came together for a two-day project meeting in Berlin. The focus of the first day was on mutual exchange and a presentation of the results of the individual work packages. On the second day, various...