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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Floods in 2013: Record deployment of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) remembers the operation during the floods in 2013, in which more than 16,000 volunteers from 650 local associations were involved. The operation, which lasted eight weeks, was the second largest in the history of the THW....
How do we effectively fight vegetation fires? – Professor Dr Johann Georg Goldammer in conversation with “IM EINSATZ”
The latest edition of the disaster management podcast "IM EINSATZ" is now available. This episode focuses on the topic of vegetation fires. In this interview, Jan Müller-Tischer talks to Thorsten Sprenger from @fire and Professor Dr Johann Georg Goldammer, Director of...
DCNA survey: needs for hydrometeorological and technological risks in focus of COVALEX project
The Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA) is conducting a survey within the framework of the EU-funded network project COVALEX to identify the needs of the hydrometeorological and technological hazards community. COVALEX aims to build a community of experts in...
Call for Abstracts: “A Cultural Turn in Disaster Studies” at the NEEDS Conference
The Disaster Research Unit at FU-Berlin is inviting abstract submissions for their session titled "A cultural turn in disaster studies? Exploring epistemological, socio-historical, and scalar perspectives" at the upcoming NEEDS Conference. This session aims to examine...
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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.