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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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CEDIM Forensic Disaster Analysis Group (FDA): Mandalay Earthquake Myanmar 2025
The Forensic Disaster Analysis Group (FDA) of the Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) has published a research report on the earthquake in Myanmar. Based on information from March 28, 2025, 2:00 PM CET, a forensic disaster analysis was...
10 Years of the Sendai Framework
The International Journal of Disaster Risk Science dedicates its special issue "The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday" to a comprehensive reflection on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction after 10 years. The publication thematically explores...
New “Early warning Systems” topic page – now online!
We are very pleased to announce the publication of our new topic page “Early Warning Systems”. Extreme weather events, natural disasters and other crisis situations repeatedly demonstrate the importance of reliable early warning systems. But what exactly are early...
Fire departments and extreme weather events: Online survey “SiGeFEx” launched
The Hanseatische Feuerwehr-Unfallkasse Nord (HFUK Nord), together with the Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IAG), launched the nationwide online survey “SiGeFEx” on March 24, 2025. This survey looks at the safety and health...
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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.