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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Workshop for DKKV staff and young professionals on “The future of civil protection in the face of climate change”.
What impact does climate change have on civil protection? What role will it play in our society in the future? These and other questions will be discussed in a workshop organised by the design and strategy office ma ma Interactive System Design in May at the DKKV...
Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: The self-help capacity of the population
After the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia two years ago, demands have focussed mostly on better technical solutions. "But siren systems, warning apps or cell broadcasting are not the sole solution to the existing problems," says...
Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: Firefighting robots as humanitarian aid
At the beginning of March, the President of the German Fire Brigades Association (DFV) was in Kiev at the invitation of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (DSNS). There he spoke with the head of the service and chief of the fire brigade, General...
Special Issue Call for Papers: New Directions in the Evaluation of Civil Protection Exercises
Civil protection exercises are considered a cornerstone of increasing preparedness to real-life-incidents. They are considered to provide a vital ground to train and validate tactics and strategies, to identify strengths and shortcomings, to stimulate exchange on...
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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.