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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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75 years of THW – Press conference on May 17, 2025 at anniversary event in Bonn
To mark its 75th anniversary, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), an institutional member of DKKV, is holding an anniversary celebration at the Maritim Hotel Bonn on 17 May 2025 with guests from politics, society and partner organizations. The event...
May 8 World Red Cross Day – Thanks to millions of volunteers worldwide
Today, May 8, is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day - an international day of remembrance on the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. On this day, thanks are given to the more than 400,000 volunteers in...
Video of the symposium on disaster risk reduction is now online
The hybrid symposium on disaster risk reduction, which was organized by the German Red Cross with the support of the Federal Foreign Office on 26 and 27 March 2025, is now available online as a short video. The conference was primarily dedicated to the topic “From...
The new State Office for Fire and Disaster Protection (LfBK) in Rhineland-Palatinate
In the “Behörden Spiegel”, the article "Aufbau, Anforderungen und Aufgaben des neuen LfBK" (engl.: "Structure, Requirements and Tasks of the new LfBK") sheds light on the founding and tasks of the new State Office for Fire and Disaster Protection (ger.: "Landesamtes...
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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.