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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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New SLE training courses for 2024
The Seminar for Rural Development (SLE) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is once again offering various training courses for experts and managers in international cooperation this year. Between the 13th of May and 22nd of November 2024, a total of ten training...
GNDR Global Summit for Disaster Risk Reduction Day 3
The third day of the Global Summit of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) began with the Local Leadership Academy, in which participants were able to deepen their knowledge on the topics of fundraising and sustainability,...
DRF Luftrettung missions in the past year
In emergencies, every second counts for patients with serious injuries or life-threatening illnesses. Efficiency plays an important role here and rescue can be carried out particularly quickly by air. In 2023, DRF Luftrettung was involved in a total of 36,000 missions...
Virtual closing event RIESGOS 2.0
Closing event: "Multi-risk analysis: What would happen if…?" On February 28, 2024 between 15:00-16:30, the virtual final event of the RIESGOS 2.0 project will take place. As part of the BMBF-funded RIESGOS 2.0 project, experts from various disciplines from Germany are...
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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.