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...

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 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...

INCREASE Project Meeting Cologne

23. Jun 2023 | Increase

At the end of June, the German project partners of the INCREASE project met in Cologne. The three days meeting provided space for various moments of exchange and discussion as well as for joint learning and networking. The project meeting focused on the knowledge...

INCREASE WebTalk | German Flood Disaster Event 2021

8. Dec 2021 | DKKV-Webtalks (ENG), Increase

Joint webinar within the INCREASE project Heavy rainfall events are among the most underestimated hazards, as they can occur anywhere andlead to severe flood disasters. Floods as part of extreme meteorological events represent one of thethree scenarios which serve as...