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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...
New DKKV Newsletter
Interested parties will find current information on the activities and projects of the DKKV as well as news from the field of crisis and disaster prevention. We have also compiled the most important upcoming events for you and provide a brief overview of current...
Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) Celebrates 75 Years of Commitment to Civil Protection
To mark its 75th anniversary, Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk, THW) is celebrating its long-standing service with a series of events, large-scale exercises, and campaigns throughout the year. One of the highlights was a festive...
Flooding in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Unusually heavy rainfall in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires since May 16, 2025, has caused massive flooding in the agricultural region. Over the course of just three days, some areas recorded more than 400 millimeters of rain – with San Antonio de Areco...
Once Extreme, Now Normal
A recent report published in the Behörden Spiegel (German Public Sector Journal) warns of the growing dangers posed by climate change - in particular, the creeping normalization of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall. Experts from...
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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.