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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)

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The date for Interschutz 2026 has been set!

The date for Interschutz 2026 has been set!

INTERSCHUTZ in Hanover in 2026 will be held under the motto ‘Safeguarding tomorrow’ and is the world trade fair for firefighting, rescue and civil protection. All products and services in the fields of firefighting, preventive fire protection, rescue services, civil...

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DKKV Newsletter #4 2024 has been published

DKKV Newsletter #4 2024 has been published

We are pleased to send you the new issue of the DKKV Newsletter! In this issue, we are focussing on the topic of ‘storms’, one of the most frequent natural events in Germany. You can expect informative articles, exciting interviews and much more. Storms such as winter...

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How to master the disaster? Lecture in Cologne

How to master the disaster? Lecture in Cologne

As part of the event series ‘Human Resilience in Times of Global Environmental Change’, Managing Director Dr Benni Thiebes will give a lecture at the Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Köln. The lecture ‘How to master the disaster?’ will take place on 14 November at 6 pm in...

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Start of COP29

Start of COP29

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) begins today in Baku, Azerbaijan. The programme consists of over 800 meetings and side events with a wide range of presentations, discussions and workshops on the topic of climate change. This year, in addition to the...

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Das Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters #CRED hat den Jahresbericht 2024 über die globale Verteilung von #Katastrophen veröffentlicht. Mehr unter dkkv.org/cred-bericht...
25.04 2025 - 15:20
Im neuen #Koalitionsvertrag von SPD und CDU/CSU erhält der #Bevölkerungsschutz mehr Gewicht. Geplant sind ein „Pakt“, bessere Ausstattung von #BBK und #THW sowie ein #KRITIS-Gesetz. Hilfsorganisationen begrüßen die Richtung, fordern aber mehr Klarheit. Mehr unter dkkv.org/bevoelkerung...
25.04 2025 - 06:18
Am 23. April 2025 erschütterte ein #Erdbeben der Stärke Mw 6.2 das #Marmarameer nahe #Istanbul, gefolgt von einem Mw 5.3-Nachbeben. Die Beben ereigneten sich entlang der Nordanatolischen Verwerfungszone #NAFZ, einer der aktivsten Transformstörungen der Erde. Mehr unter dkkv.org/schweres-erd...
24.04 2025 - 13:35
Der #SustainabilityScienceSummit im Februar 2025 bot Raum für Austausch zu #Nachhaltigkeitsforschung. Mit 250 Teilnehmenden, Plenen und Sessions thematisierte er Forschung, Politik und Förderung. Inhalte, Fotos und Videos sind online abrufbar. Mehr unter dkkv.org/sustainabili...
24.04 2025 - 07:09
Am 14. April 2025 fand der #DKKV-Workshop "Handlungsräume in Zeitkrisen: Über wichtige Synergien zwischen Kunst und Katastrophen, Krisen und Kreativität" mit Impulsvorträge von Margit Schild und Franziskus Bayer statt. Mehr unter dkkv.org/dkkv-worksho...
23.04 2025 - 08:32

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.