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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Report: extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change
Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative published a report last week on extreme heat in North America, Europe and China. As the title of the report says, the extreme heat in July 2023, the hottest month on record worldwide, is also largely enabled by...
UNDRR Special News Bulletin on Heatwaves, Wildfires and Drought
Most organisations dealing with Civil Protection have talked about topics like "Tips with more than 30 degrees - Heat wave" (DRK), "July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record" (WMO) in the past weeks and Deutsche Welle has installed a topic page on Drought and...
Topic Page Update: Civil Protection and Protection of the Population in Germany
How does Civil Protection work in Germany? Who is responsible for which tasks in which cases? These and other questions are answered by the updated topic page on Protection of the Population in Germany. In German, the terms "Civil Protection" means what has to be done...
Forest Fire Statistics for 2022 published
The Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) published the forest fire statistics for the year 2022 on Tuesday, according to which about 3058 hectares of forest area have been destroyed by 2397 fires. According to the BLE, this is roughly equivalent to the area...
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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.