The DKKV is…
German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
Newsblog
Conference of the Parties COP-28 in Dubai
The 28th Climate Change Conference is just around the corner, this year from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At this year's negotiations, the focus will be on climate finance. Financial support for the transformation to "Net Zero" will play...
Practical Exchange: Disaster Relief and Management Abroad and in Germany
On November 10, 2023, the third and final pre-event for the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference in April 2024 took place. The DKKV e.V. organized this event together with the ADH e.V. in the premises of the Malteser in Cologne. In the morning, an online and...
Multimodal Characterisation of Build and Natural Environments for Multi-Risk Assessment
The Special Issue Multimodal Characterisation of Built and Natural Environments for Multi-Risk Assessment in the journal Natural Hazards is published. This issue consists of a combination of 12 scientific papers and 9 short communications. The entire issue is now made...
Projectmeeting MYrisk in Bangkok
On the occasion of the SURE Status Seminar at the end of September, the MYrisk project partners met for a week in Bangkok. After a first MYrisk excursion to flood risks and the Klong canals in Bangkok, an exchange and introduction of the individual MYrisk project...
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.