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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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UNDRR Webinar “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience”
On 13 October 2025, under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, a webinar titled “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience” will take place at 12:00 PM. The event is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 – „Fund resilience, not disasters“
Today, on 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) is being celebrated. The day is a reminder of how crucial prevention, preparedness and joint action are in disaster control. Under this year's motto, ‘Fund resilience, not disasters’, the...
Workshop: ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’
On 9 October 2025, the workshop ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’ was held in Cologne – organised by the Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. (HWNG) in cooperation with the Information and Advice...
New ‘Disasters Avoided’ newsletter: Focus on climate and disasters
The latest issue of the Disasters Avoided Newsletter focuses on the interface between climate change and disasters – just in time for the upcoming COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. In addition to an editorial by Taichi Minamitani (JICA), the issue features...
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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 urbanisation, 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.