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German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V.(ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament discusses final report of the committee of enquiry into the flood disaster
At its 72nd plenary session today, the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament discussed the final report of the Committee of Inquiry 18/1 ‘on the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate, its consequences and the legal and political responsibility of the state...
Call for Contributions: Sustainability Science Summit 2025
From 19 to 21 February 2025, the Advancing Sustainable Development: Sustainability Science Summit 2025, organised by the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth (DKN), will take place in Berlin. The event provides a forum for national and...
Launch of the GAR Special Report 2024 ‘Forensic Insights for Future Resilience: Learning from past disasters’
Yesterday, the UNDRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) presented the GAR Special Report 2024 online, which focuses on forensic insights from past disasters to improve future resilience. The report analyses recent catastrophic events such as Cyclone...
Call for participation: Test the new FloReST Smart App
As part of the FloReST research project, measures are being developed to improve the resilience of urban infrastructures to heavy rainfall events. The new FloReST smart app enables citizens to independently record and report problem areas in connection with flooding...
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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.