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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Medical-Meteorological Hazard Indices of the DWD
The heat warning system of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) is a well-known means of knowing when the heat is posing a danger to health. For today, for example, the Black Forest region is under a warning for extreme heat stress and the entire southwest of...
Workshop “Extreme Flooding – Transition to Disaster – Exchange of Experiences and Perspectives”
The Flood Emergency Community Rhine e.V. (HWNG), the Information and Advisory Centre for Flood Prevention (IBH) Rhineland-Palatinate, the German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V. (DKKV), the Flood Competence Center Cologne e.V. (HKC) and the Cologne Municipal...
Evaluation of the Warning Day 2022
On 14 June, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) published the positive evaluation of the nationwide warning day of December 2022. According to this evaluation, more than 90% of the population was reached by at least one warning means,...
Sabine Lackner appointed new president of the Federal Agency for technical Relief (THW)
After the retirement of Gerd Friedsam as President of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) on 30 June, Sabine Lackner was appointed President by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on 1 July. With 22 years of experience with THW, she thus takes over the federal...
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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.