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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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BBK study: funding support for resilience-building measures
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) published a study this week on funding opportunities for resilience-building measures. The study presents existing resilience-related funding in Germany and the EU, including brief overviews of...
BSKI meets DKKV
On August 8, 2023, the DKKV welcomed the BSKI to its office in Bonn. The "Bundesverband für den Schutz Kritischer Infrastrukturen e.V." (Association for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure BSKI) has the task of reducing security risks for critical...
Earth Overshoot Day on August 2, 2023
Earth Overshoot Day marks the day in the year when those ecological resources of the world are used up that could be restored in one year. It fell on Wednesday last week, 02 August, in 2023. According to the calculations of the Global Footprint Network, we have used...
Union Civil Protection Mechanism: Federal Agency for Technical Relief is on its way to Slovenia
Yesterday, the Slovenian government sent a request for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Union (ERCC). In response to this and within the framework of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), the German Federal Agency for...
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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.