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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Event tip: Webinar ‘National Security Council and whole-of-government resilience’
The Gesellschaft für Sicherheitspolitik e.V. (GSP) - Bonn Section invites you to a webinar on 18 February 2025 at 7 pm, in which Christina Moritz from the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies and Daniel Hiller from the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut will...
COP 29: Climate finance postponed – CO2 markets finally agreed
COP 29 in Baku dealt intensively with climate financing, but the solution for financial aid from industrialised countries to developing countries was postponed until the next summit in Brazil. Although 300 billion dollars a year were pledged from 2035, experts...
Sustainability Science Summit 2025
Registration for the Sustainability Science Summit 2025 is open until 24 January. The event, organised by the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth (DKN), will take place from 19 to 21 February 2025 in Berlin and offers a forum for the exchange...
Forest fire expert Cimolino: California struggles with strong winds
In an interview with the Tagesschau news programme, Ulrich Cimolino, head of the forest fire working group at the German Firefighters' Association, describes the enormous challenges involved in fighting the fire in California, particularly due to the strong Santa Ana...
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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.