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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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16th and 17th meetings of the Enquete Commission II ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ on 6 September 2024
On 6th September 2024, the 16th and 17th sessions of the Enquete Commission II ‘Crisis and Emergency Management’ will take place in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Düsseldorf. The 16th session will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will focus on psychosocial...
Delegation visit from La Paz
Today, a delegation from La Paz, Bolivia, visited the DKKV office in Bonn to learn more about disaster prevention, particularly with regard to floods, inundations and landslides caused by heavy rainfall events. The two-person delegation consisted of Maria del Carmen...
Tomorrow’s DKKV Lunchtalk: Analysis of the floods in southern Germany in June 2024
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) invites you to a digital lunchtalk on 4 September 2024 from 13:00 to 14:00, which will focus on the flood events in southern Germany in June 2024. The event will provide a detailed analysis of the exceptional rainfall...
Expert discussion ‘Civil protection during extreme weather events’ on 07 October 2024
On 7th October 2024 from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., the German Bundestag will host an expert discussion on the topic of ‘Civil protection in extreme weather conditions’, which will deal with the challenges of climate change such as floods, forest fires and heat waves....
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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.