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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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IRDR Survey: Gender Equality in Disaster Risk Reduction
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) is presenting a survey to assess progress in overcoming gender inequalities in disaster risk reduction. Last year, insights were already gathered from female scientists through the IRDR Young Scientists Programme. Now, the...
First Signatures: Position Paper on Civil Protection
Given the current geopolitical situation, particularly the war in Ukraine and the political change in the United States, the urgency of improving German civil protection becomes particularly clear. The geopolitical events and the associated shift in the international...
New study: Earth observation of glacier melting
The worldwide melting of glacier ice is reducing the available freshwater resources in many regions and at the same time leading to a sustained rise in global sea levels. A new study conducted as part of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE) and...
New module for local resilience strategy
In 2023, the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] (NCSR+) published its strategy for promoting societal resilience, followed by two practice-oriented modules. The third module has now been published, focussing on how to diagnose and improve the resilience...
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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.