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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...
UBA – Publication – Solar geoengineering not a solution to the climate crisis
In a new brochure published in February 2025, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) warns against Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a supposed solution to the climate crisis. SRM includes various technological approaches to reduce solar radiation, for example by...
DLR and ADAC Luftrettung successfully test biokerosene in rescue helicopters
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and ADAC Luftrettung, both institutional members of DKKV, have investigated the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in rescue helicopters for the first time. Two helicopters flew for over 1,800 hours with up to 38% SAF made from...
75 years of THW – Press conference on May 17, 2025 at anniversary event in Bonn
To mark its 75th anniversary, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), an institutional member of DKKV, is holding an anniversary celebration at the Maritim Hotel Bonn on 17 May 2025 with guests from politics, society and partner organizations. The event...
May 8 World Red Cross Day – Thanks to millions of volunteers worldwide
Today, May 8, is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day - an international day of remembrance on the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. On this day, thanks are given to the more than 400,000 volunteers in...
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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.