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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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ExtremeWeatherKongress September 27-29, 2023
Over the past three days (September 27-29, 2023), the participants of the ExtremeWeatherCongress in Hamburg, Germany, have intensively dealt with the challenge of increasing weather extremes. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports "2023 represents, according to the...
Career Orientation Website is Updated
The career orientation page on our website has been updated. You will now find plenty of information about offers in the field of disaster reduction and management. A number of national and international bachelor's and master's degree programs offered by various...
DIGITAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS 2023
A time of crisis. After several waves of the Corona pandemic, forest fires and flood disasters, the Russian attack on Ukraine is now bringing civil defense back to the forefront. Cooperation between organizations, different levels and the civilian as well as military...
Topic Page update: “Food Security”
We have updated our topic page "food security". On the page you will find plenty of information on the topic of nutrition in times of crisis. It covers the global situation as well as the national level and takes a look at climate change as a particular challenge. In...
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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.