The DKKV is…
German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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DKKV at the SB60 Climate negotiations in Bonn
From 3 to 13 June 2024, around 5,000 delegates from the Subsidiary Bodies (SB), i.e. the permanent subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention, met for climate negotiations at the World Conference Center in Bonn. The interim...
INQUIMUS 2024: call for abstracts for participation
The Integrating quantitative and qualitative assessment methodologies for multi-dimensional phenomena (INQIUMUS) stands for a workshop series initiated by Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg, Austria and the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC) in 2014. The...
CLIMATEUROPE2 SURVEY
The demand for climate information and its use for adaptation to climate change is increasing rapidly. This is resulting in a growing number of different types of information services and products, known as Climate Services (CS). CS use climate-related data together...
Apply for this year’s dkkv Promotional award by June 14, 2024
Interested parties still have until 14th June 2024 to apply for this year's DKKV Promotional Award! The application process is straightforward and requires little effort - the application documents can simply be sent in by email. The DKKV Promotional Award is aimed at...
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.