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Webinar about “Impact-Based Forecasting in Humanitarian OperationWebinar about “
The webinar will take place on Thursday 23 November at 11am via Zoom. The speakers from the Italian Red Cross and CIMA Research Foundation will talk about the exchange of best practices in the development of an Impact-Based Forecast (IBF) system and how such a system...
3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World
From 12 to 13 June 2024, the "3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World: Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk" will take place in Amsterdam. The conference is organised by MYRIAD-EU, Risk KAN and NatRiskChange. You can look...
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...
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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.