20. Oct 2026 | Allgemein, Floods, heavy rain, Recent Events, Starkregen, Storms
A violent storm system has caused extreme rainfall and severe flooding in south-eastern Spain. In the provinces of Valencia and Alicante in particular, more than 600 litres of rain per square metre fell in some places within 24 hours; in some places more than double...
23. Sep 2026 | Allgemein, heavy rain, Recent Events, Starkregen, Tsunami
On 21 and 22 September 2026, the Greater Tokyo Area and neighbouring prefectures were hit by Typhoon Dujuan. The 25th typhoon of the season swept along the east coast of Japan with wind speeds of up to 144 km/h, bringing with it extreme rainfall. According to the...
16. Sep 2026 | DKKV-Webtalks, Erasmus Plus, General, Resilience, Serious Games
How can risk information be communicated in a way that reaches and is understood by everyone? The Erasmus+ project RESILIENT VOICES addressed this question, and its key findings were presented on September 15, 2026, during an interactive WebTalk. Extreme weather...
25. Aug 2026 | About DKKV, Erasmus Plus, Recent Events, Resilienz
How can warnings, information, and preventive measures be designed to reach everyone? This question was the focus of the expert dialogue “How Can We Make Risk Communication in the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude More Inclusive?,” which took place on August 19 at the...
29. Apr 2026 | Allgemein, Erdbeben
In 2025, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, which has since been observed annually on the 29th of April. Through this day of remembrance, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...
13. Jan 2026 | Allgemein, Risk I Resilience I Reaktion
Under the motto “Tourism at Risk: Adapting Destinations to Climate and Disaster Challenges,” Dr. Bijan Khazai explains in the eighth session of the DKKV Lunchtalk series how climate and disaster risks are increasingly shaping the future of tourism and why resilience...
