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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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DKKV Promotional Award 2026 now open for submissions
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) is once again announcing its annual award for 2026. The award recognises outstanding Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in the field of disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management. The award is aimed in...
New INFORM Risk Index published: making risks comparable worldwide
The European Commission has published the latest INFORM Risk Index, which assesses the risk of crises and disasters worldwide. The index combines data on hazard, vulnerability and lack of response capacity, thereby providing a comparable basis for assessing risks at...
RESILIENT VOICES: Take part in surveys on inclusive disaster risk reduction
As part of the EU-funded Erasmus Plus project RESILIENT VOICES, two new surveys on disaster preparedness have been launched. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how different population groups perceive risks such as storms, floods or heatwaves, and what...
EM-DAT Report 2025: The continuing significant impact of natural hazards
The latest report from the EM-DAT database on global disasters indicates that the scale of damage caused by natural hazards will remain high in 2025. A total of 358 disaster events were recorded, resulting in 16,607 deaths, affecting around 110 million people and...
AI significantly improves wildfire forecasting
A research team led by the University of Canterbury has developed an AI-based system that can predict wildfire risks significantly faster and more accurately than existing methods. The system uses machine learning to analyse weather data and identify patterns that...
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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 urbanisation, 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.