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Rhein Flood Emergency Association in Neuwied
Last Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Rhein Flood Emergency Association. met at the zoo in Neuwied. Around 25 stakeholders from various areas, such as local politics and the fire department, came together for a day to discuss developments in connection with flood...
Delegation from South Korea
On November 8, 2023, the DKKV office once again received a delegation from Asia. This time various actors from the field of disaster management in South Korea. After the introduction of DKKV, the visitors played the serious game on prevention, climate change...
Public general meeting of the HWNG Rhein e.V.
The Rhine Flood Emergency Association invites you to its public general meeting on Thursday, 23 November 2023, from 1.30 pm in the Bürgerhaus Rees. The main topics will be the report on the implementation status of the 10-point work plan "Flood protection in times of...
Living on the Edge | UNU-EHS Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023
Zita Sebesvari and Caitlyn Eberle, authors of the report, presented this year's UNU-EHS Interconnected Disaster Risks Report at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn yesterday, November 8th. They were joined on the panel by Aïsha Devi, a Swiss Club Music artist who uses art...
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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.