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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Project Completion
The project Destination Resilience (ger. Destinationsresilienz), Quality Infrastructure for Resilient Tourism was concluded in October 2022 after the successful completion of various activities to increase resilience in tourism destinations. In the last phase of the...
Brand und First Aid
In September 2022, trainings on first aid and fire fighting were held in Sri Lanka, Ella. The trainings addressed various actors in tourism and were received with great interest. A total of 88 participants took part in the trainings. The main topics were dealing with...
Expert workshop on resilience certification
In terms of content, the project is in its final phase. For example, an expert workshop was held on 27.09.2022 to review the possibilities for certifying destinations with regard to their resilience. For this purpose, an expert report on the current status of...
Delegation visit from Central America
On 07.05.2022, DKKV was visited by a delegation of about 20 people from the project "Urban Resilience: Managing disaster risks for a Safe Central America" from Central America. The regional project is implemented by GIZ and funded by BMZ to improve disaster risk...
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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.