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Guest Lecture at the UNU-EHS in Bonn
Earlier this week, DKKV´s Managing Director Benni Thiebes, held a guest lecture for master students about the institutions´s work and the concept of resilience at the United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Bonn. Before...
Award ceremony for the DKKV Promotional Award 2022 and 2023 in Berlin
The award ceremony for the DKKV Promotional Award 2022 and 2023 took place on 12 October 2023 in Berlin as part of a parliamentary evening on successful risk communication organised by the DKKV together with the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster...
Disaster discriminates | 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters
Persons with disability are frequently the most affected by natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, and global health emergencies. People with disabilities make up for 16% of the world's population and 80% of those living in the Global South. The Sendai Framework...
United Nations Day in Bonn will honour 50 Years of Germany in the UN
Since 1996, Bonn has hosted a "United Nations Birthday Party" on a Saturday in October to bring the work of the UN closer to the general public. Many internatioanal organisations, based in Bonn, represent their work in information booths in the city center. Visitors...
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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.