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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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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...
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...
Children’s Books at the Second DKKV Session at the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
As part of the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, a session titled “Child- and youth-specific risk communication on climate-related natural hazards” took place yesterday. This session focused on the specific requirements for risk communication aimed at children and...
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...
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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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.