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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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AHEAD Meeting at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
Berlin, March 25-27, 2025 – The AHEAD Project team from AFPCNT and DKKV gathered at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss their ongoing work and future plans. During the project meeting, Frederic Tatout from AFPCNT, and Reimund Schwarze and...
AHEAD Stakeholder Hub Formation Workshop
The AHEAD Project's Stakeholder Hub Formation Workshop, held on March 5-6, 2025, aimed to establish a solid foundation for the Stakeholders’ Hub, which is central to the AHEAD Project's mission. On the first day AFPCNT and DKKV came together to set the requirements...
Research on Damage, Recovery and Adaptation of Railway Infrastructure after the 2021 Flood
Jie Liu (Erasmus University Rotterdam, IHS) has been investigating the damage, recovery and adaptation of railway infrastructure following the 2021 flood events. The research focuses on affected regions in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine–Westphalia. The study...
AHEAD Project Kick-Off Meeting: Pioneering Disaster Data Management in Europe
Milan, January 22-24, 2025 – The AHEAD project, aimed at improving disaster damage and loss data management in Europe, officially commenced with a kick-off meeting in Milan. The project aspires to develop a comprehensive and fully engineered information system (IS)...
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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 urbanisation, 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.