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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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2. Workshop Risk Communication of the Bonn Network
The working group "Risk Communication" of the Bonn Network International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction met yesterday, 03 August, for the 2nd workshop on the topic of the same name. Melissa Schönholz and Durga Mohanakrishnan first gave an introduction to...
Law on Climate Adaptation to enter into force in 2024
On 13 July, the Federal Cabinet adopted a draft of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) on climate adaptation. This still has to be discussed in the Bundestag and Bundesrat, and should come into...
AFPCNT visits DKKV
On 02 August, 2023 Tom Zugasti, research doctoral student of AFPCNT was visiting DKKV. He is conducting research on the topic: "Risk prevention and crisis management tools at the interface of cooperation between territorial players: feedback and comparative study on...
New Workshop series of the Zentrum KlimaAnpassung
The "Zentrum KlimaAnpassung" (Centre for Climate Adaptation), an initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, offers a first four-part workshop series in Magdeburg for northern federal states...
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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.