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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Open Campus on the topic of management in hazard prevention
The FOM University Centre Berlin invites you to an event on 6 June with the topic "Disaster-Resilient Germany? Management in hazard prevention". Experts will discuss disaster prevention and management in Germany. In addition, the new degree programme "Management in...
Behörden Spiegel Newsletter – Current developments in civil protection
The current Behörden Spiegel newsletter reports on various topics in the field of civil protection, rescue and disaster management. One of the main topics is risk analysis in civil protection. The newsletter emphasises that in view of global crises and the effects of...
Highlights of the DKKV Lunchtalk on structural civil protection
On 31 May 2023, the DKKV organised a digital lunch talk on the topic of "Constructional Civil Protection". DKKV member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Gebekken from the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich was the guest speaker and gave an overview of the content and...
Application period for this year’s DKKV Promotional award has been extended
Since 2018, the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) has annually announced the "DKKV Promotional Award" to honor current research and best practice examples related to disaster reduction and disaster risk management. The application deadline for this year's...
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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.