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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Maritime Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
The Federal Academy for Security Policy of Germany has published a policy paper on maritime Critical Infrastructure titled “Protecting Maritime Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea: Is a Warning Shot Across the Bow Necessary?” (original: „Schutz maritimer...
Event to mark the 4th anniversary of the flood in the Ahr Valley on July 3 and 4, 2025
On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley 2021, an event will take place on July 3rd and 4th, 2025 at the Rhein-Ahr-Campus in Remagen. The event is dedicated to European learning and is organized by Thinking Circular®. Experts from...
Book “Scientific Perspectives on Wildfire Risk Management at the WUI Property Scale” now published
The book “Scientific Perspectives on Wildfire Risk Management at the WUI Property Scale” coordinated by Miguel Almeida, a senior researcher at CEIF/ADAI, University of Coimbra, Portugal, has been published. It contains contributions from 34 leading researchers from 10...
Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken Awarded the EGU Plinius Medal 2025
Our personal member and former board member – Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken – has been awarded the 2025 Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU)! This prestigious award recognizes her outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary natural hazards research,...
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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.