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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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New study: Earth observation of glacier melting
The worldwide melting of glacier ice is reducing the available freshwater resources in many regions and at the same time leading to a sustained rise in global sea levels. A new study conducted as part of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE) and...
New module for local resilience strategy
In 2023, the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] (NCSR+) published its strategy for promoting societal resilience, followed by two practice-oriented modules. The third module has now been published, focussing on how to diagnose and improve the resilience...
Successful RIMMA2025 Conference
The RIMMA2025 conference, held for the first time in Switzerland at the University of Bern from January 27th to 31st, 2025, brought together around 230 participants from 30 countries. Co-organized by leading experts from the University of Bern, ETH Zurich, and the...
Revised edition: Development and Disasters
The book ‘Development and Disasters: Natural Hazards and Vulnerability Reduction’ by James Lewis and Ilan Kelman 2025 has been revised and offers deeper insights into the complex relationship between development, vulnerability and disasters. In particular, this second...
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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.