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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Visiting the Academy for Flood Protection
As part of the symposium ‘Challenges for disaster control’, the DKKV visited the Academy for Flood Protection in Stuttgart on November 08. Together with numerous participants, including from the fire brigade, THW and DLRG, the lessons learnt from the 2021 flood...
Next event in the career guidance series
Last Monday, an event was held as part of the career orientation series organised by our young professionals. In this series of events, our young professionals invite DKKV members from various fields to share their professional careers and experiences.This week's...
UN report gives insight in hunger hotspots
The Organisations United Nations (UN) and the World Food Programm (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity will worsen across 16 hunger hotspots in 8 countries. At the highest concern level remain Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali. The new UN report...
Prof Katrin Böhning-Gaese – New managing director of UFZ
Katrin Böhning-Gaese has recently been appointed Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Her plans include strengthening the interfaces between the UFZ and society, improving communication with politicians and establishing new...
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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.