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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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VFSG Student Award 2024 for event safety and security
The Verein zur Förderung der Sicherheit von Großveranstaltungen (VFSG) e.V. awards the prize for the best student thesis in the field of event security. Students whose thesis (Bachelor or Master) was written on this topic and was completed in 2024 are eligible to...
Applications for 2025 Fall Intake: Master’s Degree Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3)
The National Taiwan University is now accepting applications for their Master's Degree Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) for Fall 2025. The MS Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) is an English-taught, interdisciplinary...
EU report 2023: Some of the worst forest fires since 2000
On November 19, 2024, the EU Commission published a report stating that in 2023, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa experienced some of the worst forest fires since 2000, with over 500,000 hectares of forest affected. The EU in particular has seen repeated...
Sweden presents information brochure on crisis preparation
At the Berlin Security Conference 2024, the Swedish Minister for Civil Defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, presented an information brochure, written by the Swedish Civil Defense Agency (MSB), entitled “In Case of Crisis or War”, which will be sent to all Swedish households...
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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.