DKKV-Werkstatt
The DKKV Werkstatt aims to bring together scientific and operational actors in the field of disaster risk reduction, in a workshop atmosphere, and to stimulate an intensive exchange.
The DKKV-Werkstatt Format
The DKKV Werkstatt is a new, non-public format with the aim of bringing together scientific and operational actors from the field of disaster risk reduction in a workshop atmosphere and to stimulate an intensive exchange.
The aim is to present new scientific developments and to compare them with the needs of operational practice. At the same time, the requirements of operational disaster management actors are to be incorporated into the ongoing development of new scientific approaches. Through early exchange and needs assessments, a higher acceptance of measures and thus a successful transfer of research results into implementation can be ensured.
German program of the first DKKV-Werkstatt
The first DKKV-Werkstatt
The Development of the New Warning System of the German Meteorological Service: Needs of Operational Practice and Current State of Development
18.April 2023 | DWD Zentrale Offenbach
The German Weather Service (DWD) is continuously developing its product range. With the program RainBoW (application-oriented, individualizable provision of optimized warning information), the warning system is to be reformed and expanded with impact information. As a DKKV member, the DWD developed the first DKKV-Werkstatt together with the DKKV office. During the workshop, which was attended by more than 30 participants, the current developments of the DWD were presented to the actors of the operational disaster management, e.g. actors of the fire department, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief or the German Red Cross, and their needs and requirements for such a system were explored.
The workshop format included keynote presentations as well as an interactive World Café, which actively promoted cooperation and communication between the participants from science and practice. In doing so, the four main topic areas of the workshop were as follows:
- Sharing data sets to optimize future warning products.
- Exchange of practical findings on the use of DWD warning products
- Generating product design ideas for potential impact products
- Identification of training needs
DWD can now incorporate the findings directly into the further development of the warning products. Discussions will be continued in a next DKKV-Werkstatt.
German documentation of the event
Next DKKV-Werkstatt
The positive evaluation of the event by the participants shows that there is interest and need from all parties to continue the workshop format. The planning of the next workshop, which should take place within the next 6-12 months, will start soon.
Current Information
First DKKV-Werkstatt with German Weather Service (DWD) at Offenbach
Past heavy rainfall events and disasters have shown that, among other things, warning systems must also be adapted to new challenges and needs. For precisely this reason, the first DKKV workshop was dedicated to the topic "The development of the new warning system of...