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...

INCREASE lessons to learn from earthquakes – Knowledge transfer workshop #3

21. Dec 2023 | Increase

This year it seemed that the earth is increasingly shaking in Middle East and surrounding regions. We experienced heavy disasters for example in Türkiye and Syria, Marocco, and Afghanistan. But also, countries like Iran, are highly risk prone to earthquakes. This...

Projectmeeting MYrisk in Bangkok

15. Nov 2023 | MYrisk

On the occasion of the SURE Status Seminar at the end of September, the MYrisk project partners met for a week in Bangkok. After a first MYrisk excursion to flood risks and the Klong canals in Bangkok, an exchange and introduction of the individual MYrisk project...

2. Pre-Event Conference on DIsaster RIsk Reduction “Resilience in Germany”

30. Oct 2023 | Fachtagung, General, Increase

Last week, the second pre-event for the Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which will be held in April 2024, took place. The topic was “Resilience in Germany – Today and Tomorrow”. In the morning, a public online event with more than 70...

DKKV says goodbye to Durga Mohanakrishnan

9. Oct 2023 | General, Risk Communication

DKKV says goodbye to Durga Mohanakrishnan after one year of collaboration. As a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, she worked on the project “Disaster risk communication & preparedness of communities” between October 2022 and September...

DKKV at the EUGEO Conference in Barcelona

13. Sep 2023 | Increase, Projects

Last week, the 9th Congress of the Union of European Geographical Societies (EUGEO) took place in Barcelona. Our colleague Ronja Winkhardt-Enz participated in the session “Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) for a Resilient Future: Geographical linkages...