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Delegation Visit from Peru – Excursion to the Ahr Valley
After having been introduced the day before, the DKKV office visited the Ahr Valley on 16 June together with Alfredo Zambrano, representative of the Peruvian "Centro Nacional de Estimación, Prevención y Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres" (CENEPRED). Dr. Elisabeth...
DELEGATION VISIT FROM PERU
Last week, a delegation of the "RIESGOS 2.0" project visited several german organisations for civil protection and disaster management. The occasion was a visit of Alfredo Zambrano, representative of the Peruvian "Centro Nacional de Estimación, Prevención y Reducción...
THW supports Ukraine after dam explosion with 5,000 water filters
After the explosion of the Kachowka dam in Ukraine, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) is sending 5,000 water filters as relief supplies to the Ukrainian disaster management. The water filters are to help supply families with clean water. THW has...
“Quirky Disaster Research Misfits: Unconventional, Rare, and Exceptional Topics in Disaster Studies” at NEEDS Conference 2023
As part of the Needs Conference, the panel “Quirky Disaster Research Misfits: Unconventional, Rare, and Exceptional Topics in Disaster Studies” will take place from October 31 to November 2 during the main conference. It aims to explore unique and unconventional...
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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.