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Drought: water withdrawal from Bonn streams is prohibited
From June 5, 2025, water abstraction from Bonn's streams is prohibited by general decree due to persistent drought. Despite some rainfall in spring, the water levels remain critically low, which is putting a heavy ecological strain on the streams. The regulation...
8th Disasters Avoided Newsletter
The eighth issue of the Disasters Avoided Newsletter was published in May and is dedicated to the role of cities and municipalities in disaster risk reduction. It contains interviews with experts from the fields of urban planning, risk reduction and disaster...
Delegation visit from Korea
On June 6, DKKV received a delegation from Boryeong Municipality and the Chungnam Research Institute in Korea. During the visit to the office, the activities and projects of DKKV were presented in order to discuss approaches to disaster prevention and civil protection...
Delegation from the Emergency Management Department of Hubei Province
On May 27, DKKV was visited by a delegation from the Department of Emergency Management of Hubei Province in China. During the visit to the office, the activities and projects of the DKKV were presented in order to bring disaster and civil protection in Germany closer...
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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.