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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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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...
GNDR Statement on the USAID Funding Freeze
The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) has issued a statement in response to the recent executive order by the United States halting all foreign assistance programs. This decision has led to the immediate suspension and...
New publication published: Hochwasser – Inundaciones – Floods
The current issue “Hochwasser- Inundaciones - Floods” of the anthology “Integrative Risk and Security Research” takes a comprehensive look at the flood events of October 2024 in Valencia, but also contains articles on other regions at risk of flooding, such as Italy,...
Spring School on Innovative Drone Research and Applications
The first Spring School on innovative drone applications, organized by the Association for Scientific Development of Air Traffic Management in Europe e.V. (ASDA), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and TU Braunschweig, took place from March 17 to 28, 2025. Eighteen...
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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.