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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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AFPCNT visits DKKV
On 02 August, 2023 Tom Zugasti, research doctoral student of AFPCNT was visiting DKKV. He is conducting research on the topic: "Risk prevention and crisis management tools at the interface of cooperation between territorial players: feedback and comparative study on...
New Workshop series of the Zentrum KlimaAnpassung
The "Zentrum KlimaAnpassung" (Centre for Climate Adaptation), an initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, offers a first four-part workshop series in Magdeburg for northern federal states...
Report: extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change
Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative published a report last week on extreme heat in North America, Europe and China. As the title of the report says, the extreme heat in July 2023, the hottest month on record worldwide, is also largely enabled by...
UNDRR Special News Bulletin on Heatwaves, Wildfires and Drought
Most organisations dealing with Civil Protection have talked about topics like "Tips with more than 30 degrees - Heat wave" (DRK), "July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record" (WMO) in the past weeks and Deutsche Welle has installed a topic page on Drought and...
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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.