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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Politics, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection
How do political representatives at different levels deal with the political challenge of the climate crisis and civil protection? We addressed this question yesterday, January 25, 2024, as part of the "Climate crisis meets civil protection" event series. In this...
Registration for the Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is open now
This year's Conference is themed "On the Edge? Disaster Risk Reduction in Fragile Times" and will take place in a hybrid format on April 22nd and 23rd, 2024, in Berlin. The conference will explore challenges, opportunities, and current developments in disaster risk...
BMBF-HoWas 2021 project presents final publication: Two years of research on crisis communication and governance during the July floods 2021
Two years of intensive research have now produced the summarized results of the BMBF-HoWas2021 project, the final publication of which was released today. The publication focuses on crisis communication and governance during the devastating July floods in Germany in...
“Safety through prevention – a focus on natural hazards” – BBK, DFV and vfdb present new teaching and training programme on the topic of self-protection
The information sheets entitled "Safety through prevention - natural hazards in focus" were produced in collaboration with all three partners. This collaboration is the result of a cooperation agreement between the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster...
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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.