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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Resilience through collaboration
Raising the population's awareness of resilience is a challenge - especially with traditional top-down approaches in civil protection. Frank Plamboeck from the Augsburg Office for Fire and Disaster Protection advocates a participatory approach that relies on...
World Water Day 2025: Focus on Glacier Protection and Lowland Streams
The World Water Day on March 22, 2025, focused on protecting glaciers. These gigantic ice masses store around 70 percent of the world's fresh water and play a crucial role in the climate. However, climate change is causing them to melt rapidly - with dramatic...
DKKV at the Disaster Preparedness Conference
This week, on March 26 and 27, 2025, the Disaster Preparedness Conference will take place in Berlin and online. Under the theme "From Climate Change to Crisis: Integrating Aspects of Climate Change into Disaster Preparedness," you will gain valuable insights from...
Civil protection in Germany: experts warn of considerable deficits
Civil protection in Germany is facing major challenges. Experts warn that the current structures and resources are not sufficient to effectively protect the population in the event of a crisis. Deficiencies exist in particular in terms of funding, staffing and crisis...
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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.