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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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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,...
Information Management in Cases of Public Emergencies or Other Exceptional Situations
On November 27, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted The Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data - commonly known as the Data Act. The Data Act entered into force on January 11, 2024, and will become directly applicable in all EU...
Disaster Relief Centers (Katastrophenschutz-Leuchttürme) and Public Warning
The exploratory study, conducted by Team HF PartG on behalf of the BBK as part of the EU-funded ISF project "Warning the Population," examines the practical experiences, challenges, and potentials of Katastrophenschutz-Leuchttürme; in short Kat-Leuchttürme (engl.:...
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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.