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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Approval at first reading of the EU Nature Restoration Bill
In 2020, the European Environment Agency published a report stating that 81% of EU-wide habitats are in unfavourable to poor condition. In response, the European Commission introduced a Nature Restoration Law (pp.48 ff.) about a year ago, which was voted on yesterday...
Special UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk
"Mapping Resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals" is the topic of the Special Report of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2023) highlights how resilience can be strengthened...
Medical-Meteorological Hazard Indices of the DWD
The heat warning system of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) is a well-known means of knowing when the heat is posing a danger to health. For today, for example, the Black Forest region is under a warning for extreme heat stress and the entire southwest of...
Workshop “Extreme Flooding – Transition to Disaster – Exchange of Experiences and Perspectives”
The Flood Emergency Community Rhine e.V. (HWNG), the Information and Advisory Centre for Flood Prevention (IBH) Rhineland-Palatinate, the German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V. (DKKV), the Flood Competence Center Cologne e.V. (HKC) and the Cologne Municipal...
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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.