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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Civil Protection Day 2024: THW as a key player in civil protection
On 21 September 2024, citizens in Wiesbaden had the opportunity to get to know the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and learn more about its role in civil protection. Under the motto ‘Join in. Participate’, the second Civil Protection Day of the federal and...
Recording of the 17th committee meeting of the Enquete Commission ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ now available
On 6 September 2024, the Enquete Commission II ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ held a hearing on the topic of ‘Social cohesion (warning and informing the population)’. DKKV board members Dr Wolfram Geier and Prof Dr Martin Voss from the Crisis and Disaster Research...
Pilot study on perception and reaction to weather warnings during extreme weather events
As part of the WEXICOM IV research project, which is being carried out by the Hans Ertel Centre for Weather Research (HErZ), studies are to be conducted on the perception of and reaction to weather warnings following extreme weather events. The Crisis and Disaster...
RiskKAN webinar ‘Integration of critical infrastructure and social vulnerability in spatial risk assessments’ on 26th September 2024
The next webinar of the RiskKAN network is dedicated to the integration of critical infrastructure and social vulnerability into spatial risk assessments. It will explore how these two topics can be better linked in research, in particular through the perspective of...
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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.