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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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EU NATO Task Force on the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
On 16 March 2023 a joint EU - NATO task force started its work on resilience of critical infrastructure. It was one of the aims to identify current security challenges and find recommendations on how to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure. The now...
Workshop with Islamic Welfare Association An-Nusrat in Mayschoss
On Saturday 24 June 2023, the DKKV was invited to a workshop on the topic of "Building back stronger: Reflections and Strategies from the Flood Disaster 2021" of the An-Nusrat e.V. - Islamic Welfare Association in Germany. Executive Director Dr Benni Thiebes presented...
UN Assembly on Midterm Review of Sendai Framework Implementation
In "Failing to prepare we prepare to fail" were the words of H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the United Nations General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Mid June the regional meeting...
Smoke from the forest fires in Canada in a weakened form also in Germany
According to measurements of the German Weather Service (DWD), the consequences of the fires in Canada can also be detected in Germany in a strongly weakened form. The particles from the forest fires, which have reached higher layers of the atmosphere, are brought to...
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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.