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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Award ceremony of the DKKV Promotional Award 2024
The DKKV Promotional Award 2024 was presented yesterday as part of the Disaster Risk Reduction symposium - supported by our institutional member DRF Luftrettung. In his laudatory speech, DKKV CEO Leon Eckert emphasised the relevance of the prize in the current...
YP Member Maxi on Firefighting in Cape Town
On Monday, March 17, 2025, our Young Professional member Maximilian Zipplies shared his valuable experiences in disaster management on the television show "Wir in Bayern." The trained rescue engineer had worked for several months with the professional fire department...
“Network of Networks” the focus of the first DKKV session at the Disaster Risk Reduction symposium
The first session of the DKKV at the symposium on disaster risk reduction entitled “Extreme weather events - Harnessing synergies to foster disaster preparedness through a network of networks” took place yesterday and focused on the concept of “Network of Networks”....
Malfunction on warning day: problems with sirens and KATWARN in Bavaria
Technical problems occurred during the most recent Bavaria-wide warning day. In the districts of Coburg, Lichtenfels and Kronach, the all-clear sirens did not work correctly - they continued to wail until they were switched off manually. According to the Bavarian Red...
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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.