2. Dec 2024 | Climate Change, General, Natural Hazards in Germany
On November 19, 2024, the EU Commission published a report stating that in 2023, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa experienced some of the worst forest fires since 2000, with over 500,000 hectares of forest affected. The EU in particular has seen repeated...
25. Oct 2024 | Climate Change, General
We are pleased to introduce the new topic page on our DKKV website, which provides important information on climate change and attribution research. The new topic page provides an overview of the mechanisms and consequences of climate change and the importance of...
28. Aug 2024 | General, War in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, THW has been providing extensive support on behalf of the German government in order to provide targeted assistance to people affected by the war. During her visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, THW President Sabine Lackner...
9. Aug 2024 | General, Topics
The results of the Malteser Volunteer Monitor on the topic of “Civil defence and self-protection: Is Germany ready for a crisis?” show that the feeling of safety in Germany has fallen significantly over the last five years, partly due to increasing...
7. Aug 2024 | General, Heat
In July 2024, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco experienced an extreme heatwave that claimed at least 23 lives and caused widespread forest fires. Studies show that such extreme heat events would not be possible without anthropogenic climate change....
24. Jul 2024 | Allgemein, Delegationen, Serious Games, Young Professionals
On 23 July 2024, the DKKV office hosted a visit from a bachelor excursion group from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich, led by Prof. Dr Matthias Garschagen and Dr Jan Petzold. After the presentation of DKKV, the prevention game was played with the students to...
