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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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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)...
STATUS SEMINAR IN BANGKOK
On the occasion of the SURE Status Seminar at the end of September, the MYrisk project partners met for a week in Bangkok. After a first MYrisk excursion to flood risks and the Klong canals in Bangkok, an exchange and introduction of the individual MYrisk project...
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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.
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