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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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UNU-EHS Interconnected Disaster Risks report 2025 released!
The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released its latest report Turning Over a New Leaf. This edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks series not only asks what needs to change, but more importantly how true,...
Organizations call for reforms in civil protection
Five major aid organizations - ASB, DLRG, DRK, Johanniter and Malteser - are calling for far-reaching reforms in civil protection in a joint position paper. In the face of increasing natural disasters, they are pushing for integrated, nationwide crisis management that...
Thuringia’s Interior Minister Maier on disaster control
Thuringia's Minister of the Interior, Georg Maier, believes that violence against emergency services is primarily a social problem. In an interview with the magazine Behörden Spiegel, he emphasizes that existing laws are sufficient and instead advocates education and...
Persistent Drought in Europe
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of ongoing drought in Europe. Current climate models from the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) show that particularly Eastern Europe, including Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine, is affected by exceptionally...
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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.