The DKKV is…
German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
Newsblog
Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023: Europe and Central Asia
The UNDRR has released this year's Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction for Europe and Central Asia. This year's report presents three broad, interconnected risk drivers that contribute to characterizing the complexity of risk management in the...
Call for Abstracts
The 35th International Geographical Congress is taking place in Dublin between 24.-30. August 2024. This conference is recognising that our world faces many common natural and societal challenges that can only be dealt with through global action, understanding, and...
Panel Diskussion – “Bonn – Pioneer in Disaster Risk Management?”
Last Wednesday, several representatives of the Bonn Network of Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction and some institutional members of DKKV met for a panel discussion as part of "…Wednesdays at the GIUB" at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bonn....
CPSYMPOSIUM ON POPULATION HEALTH PROTECTION
The sensitivity of politicians and the population to the concerns and challenges of public health protection will be addressed at the CP Symposium on Public Health Protection on December 12, 2023 in Berlin. Once again this year, you can expect an exciting program with...
Follow us
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.