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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Workshop: Climate change and people with disabilities
On April 29, 2025, the online workshop „Klimawandel und Menschen mit Behinderung: Herausforderungen, Lösungen und ways forward“ (Climate Change and People with Disabilities: Challenges, Solutions, and Ways Forward) will take place. People with disabilities are not...
UFZ NEWS – March 2025: Insights into Climate and Environmental Research
The latest newsletter from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ features an exciting podcast in which Reimund Schwarze, climate economist at UFZ and board member of the DKKV, provides an analysis of the UN Climate Conference COP29 held in November 2024...
HiFlo-DAT: New Flood Database for the Himalayas
As part of the Himalayan Flood Database HiFlo-DAT project, which investigates the impacts of flood events in the Indian Himalayas, an extensive package of materials has now been released. This includes the journal article, a film, and an online repository with the...
Fact Sheets on Best-Practice Water Storage Measures
As part of the WaX consortium projects, 28 fact sheets on various water storage measures have been published. These best-practice examples provide a comprehensive overview of the wide range of existing storage solutions available for urban and rural areas to address...
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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.