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The German Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy
In the middle of the week, Germany became the first country in the world with a "Climate Foreign Policy Strategy", which emphasizes the importance of the Paris Agreement and sees climate protection as an important part of foreign policy. The document enshrines the...
COP from A-Z (W) – Rest-day at COP
Adaptation: Adaptation is the process of adapting to the effects of climate change. BECCS: “Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage” is the process of extracting bioenergy from biomass and capturing and storing the carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere, to...
Day 7 at Cop28 in Dubai
Presentation of the new Global Tipping Points Report The new tipping point report by the University of Exeter's Global Systems Institute was compiled by 200 scientists from over 90 organisations in 26 countries and presented at COP28 on 6 December. The report...
Day 6 at COP28 in Dubai
DKKV Young Professionals at the COP Two of the DKKY Young Professionals, Denis Wengenroth and Stefan Mönnich, are currently in Dubai and are following the COP on site. The two have already been able to take part in numerous panels and events on topics that are...
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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.