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The COP is taking place again – is it useful?
The UN has been organising the COP since 1995, this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. The motto of this year's COP is ‘In Solidarity for a Green World’. However, the fact that the COP has been taking place for over 25 years and still has to have similar mottos is strongly...
WWA for attribution research
Since the devastating heatwave of 2003, the science of ‘attribution research’ has become established. In 2004, studies confirmed that heat stress was exacerbated by climate change, which is primarily fuelled by the burning of coal, oil and gas. In the years that...
Delegation visit from China
Yesterday, DKKV was visited by a delegation from the Emergency Management Department of Zhejiang Province in China. The purpose of the visit to the office was to get to know the work of DKKV and disaster management in Germany in general. Managing Director Dr Benni...
New publication from the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network
In October 2024 the newsletter ‘Issue 13’ of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network was published. It deals with the provision of new shelters for Ukrainians displaced by war, newly developed cross-disaster scenarios for the Union, a case study from Latvia on...
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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.