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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Apply now for the DKKV Promotional Award 2025!
Science meets practice: Apply now for the DKKV Promotional Award 2025! The call for applications for the DKKV Promotional Award 2025 is now open! We are once again looking for outstanding bachelor's and master's theses related to disaster prevention and risk...
Delegation visit from Korea
On June 6, DKKV received a delegation from Boryeong Municipality and the Chungnam Research Institute in Korea. During the visit to the office, the activities and projects of DKKV were presented in order to discuss approaches to disaster prevention and civil protection...
Delegation from the Emergency Management Department of Hubei Province
On May 27, DKKV was visited by a delegation from the Department of Emergency Management of Hubei Province in China. During the visit to the office, the activities and projects of the DKKV were presented in order to bring disaster and civil protection in Germany closer...
Potsdam Africa Talks 2025 – Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Water diplomacy as the key to peace and development
Water is one of the most precious and at the same time most conflict-prone resources of our time. Its essential importance for life and the transboundary nature of many water sources - such as rivers and aquifers - make cooperative management indispensable. Challenges...
MiMapper Training: Mapping Multi-hazard Landscapes – Google earth Engine
The free online training “MiMapper: Mapping Multi-hazard Landscapes Using Google Earth Engine” (29 May – 10 June 2025) organized by Aberystwyth University, offers practical guidance on using a web-based tool to visualize flood, landslide, and earthquake hazards....
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What is disaster risk reduction?
Storms, natural hazards and extreme events can quickly become a danger to people and the environment. But climate change, extreme urbanization, power outages and fires also offer potential hazards.
A disaster occurs when the functioning of a community or society is impaired or interrupted and, as a result, high human, material, economic and ecological losses occur that cannot be managed alone.
Precautionary measures can help to reduce the consequences and impact of the disaster. Depending on the hazard and personal circumstances, the precautionary measures to be taken may vary.
Find out more about potential hazards and individual precautionary measures on our topic pages.