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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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DKKV-Statement about the KRITIS-DachG is published
In light of the current draft bill to strengthen the resilience of critical systems, DKKV has written and now published a new statement. This document is based on the second draft bill of the KRITIS-DachG (as of 21.12.2023) and provides an overarching classification...
Finale Paneldiscussion “Climate Crisis meets Civil Protection”
What lessons and wishes can we draw from the political implications, challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis? This was the topic of the last event in the "Climate crisis meets civil protection" series. In a panel discussion, representatives of operational...
Global Disaster Loss calculation for 2023
Munich Re, the world´s largest reinsurer, has released its global disaster loss calculation for 2023, coming to the conclusion of a total of US $250 billion. This amount of money roughly equals the entire GDP of Portugal or New Zealand. The main findings of the...
Final Paneldiscussion “Climate crisis meets Civil Protection”
Following on from the last event, in which the political implications, challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis and civil protection were discussed, representatives of operational civil protection will talk about their wishes and expectations of politics and...
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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.