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DKKV at the Disaster Preparedness Conference

DKKV at the Disaster Preparedness Conference

This week, on March 26 and 27, 2025, the Disaster Preparedness Conference will take place in Berlin and online. Under the theme "From Climate Change to Crisis: Integrating Aspects of Climate Change into Disaster Preparedness," you will gain valuable insights from...

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Earthquake in Myanmar

Earthquake in Myanmar

This morning at 06:21 GMT, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck Myanmar (United States Geological Survey USGS), with its epicenter located near Mandalay in the central part of the country (The Guardian, 2025). The tremor was also felt in neighboring countries such as...

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Award ceremony of the DKKV Promotional Award 2024

Award ceremony of the DKKV Promotional Award 2024

The DKKV Promotional Award 2024 was presented yesterday as part of the Disaster Risk Reduction symposium - supported by our institutional member DRF Luftrettung. In his laudatory speech, DKKV CEO Leon Eckert emphasised the relevance of the prize in the current...

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YP Member Maxi on Firefighting in Cape Town

YP Member Maxi on Firefighting in Cape Town

On Monday, March 17, 2025, our Young Professional member Maximilian Zipplies shared his valuable experiences in disaster management on the television show "Wir in Bayern." The trained rescue engineer had worked for several months with the professional fire department...

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Ein #Erdbeben der Magnitude 7,7 erschütterte #Myanmar und Nachbarländer. Die humanitäre Lage wird durch Myanmars politische Instabilität verschärft. Ein #Nachbeben der Magnitude 6,4 folgte, weitere Nachbeben sind zu erwarten. #Frühwarnsysteme sind unzureichend. Mehr unter dkkv.org/erdbeben-in-...
28.03 2025 - 14:45
Bei der 2. DKKV-Session auf der #FachtagungKatastrophenvorsorge zu altersgruppengerechten #Risikokommunikation wurde neben der Vorstellung des #Pixi-Buchs des DKKV-Projekts Aqua-X-Net über die Herausforderungen der Entwicklung eines solchen Kinderbuchs diskutiert. Mehr unter dkkv.org/kinderbueche...
28.03 2025 - 14:39
Unser #YoungProfessional Mitglied Maximilian Zipplies berichtet über seine Erfahrung im #Katastrophenschutz und vor allem über seine Einsätze bei der #Berufsfeuerwehr in #Kapstadt. Mehr unter dkkv.org/yp-mitglied-...
27.03 2025 - 09:10
Die erste DKKV-Session auf der #Fachtagung Katastrophenvorsorge stellte das „Network of Networks“-Konzept in den Mittelpunkt und zeigte, wie nationale Plattformen grenzüberschreitend zusammenarbeiten können, um #Katastrophenvorsorge zu stärken. Mehr unter dkkv.org/network-of-n...
27.03 2025 - 08:46
#Resilienz entsteht durch gemeinschaftliche Lösungen. Frank Plamboeck betont, dass partizipative Ansätze wirkungsvoller sind als reine Top-Down-Informationen. Mehr unter dkkv.org/resilienz-du...
25.03 2025 - 14:24

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.