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EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue
Reducing Risk Together: Community Engagement in DRR Disaster risk reduction is a collective responsibility, involving various groups with diverse skills, resources, and knowledge. An all-encompassing approach is crucial for achieving the Sendai Framework's goals and...
INCREASE lessons to learn from earthquakes – Knowledge transfer workshop #3
This year it seemed that the earth is increasingly shaking in Middle East and surrounding regions. We experienced heavy disasters for example in Türkiye and Syria, Marocco, and Afghanistan. But also, countries like Iran, are highly risk prone to earthquakes. This...
Statement by Prof. Dr. Reimund Schwarze: World Climate Summit ends in Wishful Thinking
Was the COP28 climate summit in Dubai a success or a failure? UFZ climate economist and DKKV board member Reimund Schwarze comments on the results of COP28 in a statement. The main task of the COP was the global stocktake, which informed the states about their current...
Riskculture – Climate crisis meets Civil Protection
How do we as societies or groups perceive risks? How can the concept of society be understood and defined? And how should we think about and deal with risks in the future? Yesterday, Prof. Dr. Martin Voss from the Disaster Research Centre Berlin tried to find answers...
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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.