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Cop28 in Dubai comes to an end

Cop28 in Dubai comes to an end

After a narrow failure, the almost 200 participating countries agreed on a text with many compromises during 36 hours of negotiations in Dubai. The UN describes the COP28 agreement as "the Beginning of the End of the Fossil Fuel Era". This is about turning away from...

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Day 11 at COP in DUbai

Day 11 at COP in DUbai

Carbon Market Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement allows international cooperation in order to meet the overarching goals of staying within 1,5C. This supranational collaboration entails the so called carbon markets, that allow the trade of carbon certificates. Some...

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Last Weekend at COP28 in Dubai

Last Weekend at COP28 in Dubai

Host for the COP29 confirmed COP29 in 2024 will take place in Azerbaijan. After Russia used its veto right to prevent the event from being held in Eastern Europe, the nations agreed on Azerbaijan. After Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this means that another...

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Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action

Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action

Conducting risk analysis during strategic planning excercises a) expands humanitarian focus from acute and urgent needs to chronic vulnerabilities and exposure to future risks, stress, and shocks, and b) helps integrate reduction of extreme vulnerability into planning...

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Im Rahmen des #WaX-Projekts wurde ein Informationspapier von drei der Projekten, mit Unterstützung des #DWD veröffentlicht, welches sich mit den Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Nutzung von #Niederschlagsradar-Informationen zur #Hochwasseranalyse beschäftigt. Mehr unter dkkv.org/informations...
02.04 2025 - 06:55
Der #INCREASE Policy Brief wurde veröffentlicht und gibt auf Basis der Projektergebnisse konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für eine resilientes und integratives #Katastrophenrisikomanagement in einem sich wandelnden Klima. Mehr unter dkkv.org/increase-pol...
01.04 2025 - 14:58
Die Forensic Disaster Analysis Group #FDA des Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology #CEDIM hat einen Forschungsbericht über das #Erdbeben in #Mandalay #Myanmar veröffentlicht. Mehr unter dkkv.org/cedim-forens...
01.04 2025 - 09:03
Das International Journal of Disaster Risk Science widmet seine Sonderausgabe „The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday“ einer eingehenden Auseinandersetzung mit dem #SendaiFramework für #Katastrophenvorsorge nach einem Jahrzehnt der Umsetzung. Mehr unter dkkv.org/10-jahre-sen...
01.04 2025 - 08:15
Neue #Themenseite "Frühwarnung" jetzt online! Was genau versteht man unter #Frühwarnsystemen? Wie funktioniert die Warnung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland? Und welche Herausforderungen gibt es? Mehr unter dkkv.org/themenseiten...
01.04 2025 - 06:56

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.