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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Gifts from Myanmar
Today we received some wonderful gifts from our project partners in Myanmar, which we are very happy about. We are particularly excited about a calendar containing valuable information and facts about heat. This was developed as part of a local workshop and helps to...
News from Mercury: Extreme temperatures and their effects
The closest and smallest planet to the sun in our solar system, Mercury, fascinates researchers with its extreme temperature differences and lack of an atmosphere. Scientists from DLR, TU Berlin, KIT and Charles University in Prague have investigated geophysical...
BBK Congress ‘Research for Civil Protection’
Resilience, crisis management and communication, technological innovations and international cooperation - these were the topics discussed by over 900 participants from science, research, administration and practice at the ‘Research for Civil Protection 2025’...
Special tools in special circumstances – about the connection between art and crisis, creativity and disaster
Franziskus Bayer and Margit Schild Franziskus Bayer, an expert in organisational resilience and crisis management and DKKV member, and artist/engineer Dr Margit Schild have been working together since summer 2024 on the interfaces between art and crisis, creativity...
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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.