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Registration open: “Cross-border climate change impacts and systemic risks in Europe and beyond”
Now registration has opened for the joint conference “Cross-border climate change impacts and systemic risks in Europe and beyond” on 16-18 October 2023 at PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), in Germany and, partially, online. This conference is...
International Women’s Day 2023: Men and women tackle THW together
Our member THW used International Women's Day on 8 March 2023 to raise awareness of the issue of gender equality and to draw attention to the need for further change. Because: women are currently still underrepresented in THW. "We want to change this and therefore I...
Meta-analysis of selected UBA research projects on sustainability-oriented policies
Our institutional member, the Federal Environment Agency, has published a new report on this analysis. The subject of the meta-analysis are 14 research projects that were funded as part of the Federal Environment Ministry's departmental research over the last ten...
International Woman’s Day
In the context of todays International Women's Day, we would like to draw your attention once again to the DKKV publication series 61. The report "Strong roots, strong women - Women and ecosystem-based adaptation to flood risks in central Vietnam" is about women's...
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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.