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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Reform of the emergency services
In the issue of the Behörden Spiegel newsletter dated 11 July 2024, it is noted that the federal government's proposals for the reform of the rescue service were viewed critically, including by the Deutscher Landkreistag (DLT), the Niedersächsischer Landkreistag and...
Advance notice: Workshop on ‘Crisis communication and citizen participation via social media’
The Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein (HWNG Rhein), together with the Informations- und Beratungszentrum Hochwasservorsorge (IBH), the Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB) and the HochwasserKompetenzCentrum (HKC), is organising a workshop on the topic of ‘Information...
Implementation plan for the German resilience strategy published
The German Strategy for Strengthening Resilience to Disasters (Resilience Strategy for short) was adopted in 2022. With the implementation plan, another important milestone on the road to a resilient Germany has now been reached. The adoption of the German resilience...
Survey to optimise flood warning
In 2023, our institutional member Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) founded the CO-Design project together with the Flood Forecasting Centre (HVZ) Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) with the aim of being better prepared for extreme weather events in the future. As part of the...
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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.