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New monitoring center opened at the UBA

New monitoring center opened at the UBA

The National Soil Monitoring Center at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) was opened in Dessau-Roßlau on 02.12.2024 to centrally pool and evaluate data on the condition of soils in Germany. The aim is to strengthen soil protection, monitor the long-term development...

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DKKV lecture on lessons learnt from the flood – in Rösrath

DKKV lecture on lessons learnt from the flood – in Rösrath

On 19 November, an exciting event on the topic of water took place as part of the ‘Natural Hazards’ series. The event, which took place in the Bürgerforum civic centre in Hoffnungsthal, was dedicated to the challenges posed by heavy rainfall and flooding, which are...

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Application deadline started for COASTHazar

Application deadline started for COASTHazar

Applications for the Erasmus Mundus Master's program in “Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change and Adaptation” are open. There are 20 full scholarships available worldwide, covering all costs (tuition fees, living costs, travel costs) (€1,400/month). In addition,...

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Call for Sessions EGU 2025

Call for Sessions EGU 2025

It is now possible to submit abstracts to sessions until January 15. 2025. Topics can include understanding of disasterresilience to various natural hazards across spatial and temporal scales taking a systems approach, process- and outcome-based evaluation methods,...

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Im Rahmen des #WaX-Projekts wurde ein Informationspapier von drei der Projekten, mit Unterstützung des #DWD veröffentlicht, welches sich mit den Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Nutzung von #Niederschlagsradar-Informationen zur #Hochwasseranalyse beschäftigt. Mehr unter dkkv.org/informations...
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Der #INCREASE Policy Brief wurde veröffentlicht und gibt auf Basis der Projektergebnisse konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für eine resilientes und integratives #Katastrophenrisikomanagement in einem sich wandelnden Klima. Mehr unter dkkv.org/increase-pol...
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Die Forensic Disaster Analysis Group #FDA des Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology #CEDIM hat einen Forschungsbericht über das #Erdbeben in #Mandalay #Myanmar veröffentlicht. Mehr unter dkkv.org/cedim-forens...
01.04 2025 - 09:03
Das International Journal of Disaster Risk Science widmet seine Sonderausgabe „The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday“ einer eingehenden Auseinandersetzung mit dem #SendaiFramework für #Katastrophenvorsorge nach einem Jahrzehnt der Umsetzung. Mehr unter dkkv.org/10-jahre-sen...
01.04 2025 - 08:15
Neue #Themenseite "Frühwarnung" jetzt online! Was genau versteht man unter #Frühwarnsystemen? Wie funktioniert die Warnung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland? Und welche Herausforderungen gibt es? Mehr unter dkkv.org/themenseiten...
01.04 2025 - 06:56

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.