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German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V. (ger.: Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.)
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The 8th meeting of the Global Platform 2025 begins today
The 8th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) starts today, June 2, 2025, at the Geneva International Conference Center and will run until June 6. It is being organized by the UNDRR and the Swiss government. The aim is to assess progress...
Wildfires in Kanada
Large-scale wildfires are currently raging in central and western Canada. The provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are particularly affected, where a state of emergency was declared on May 28 due to the ongoing fires. More than 17,000 people have had to be evacuated...
Flooding in Nigeria
In Nigeria, particularly in the city of Mokwa, heavy flooding occurred in a nearby city on May 28 and 29 after hours of heavy rainfall. This was followed by a dam burst, which further exacerbated the situation. As a result, 256 houses were destroyed and over 3,000...
Rockslide in Blatten, Switzerland
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, a massive rockslide at the Birchgletscher triggered a partial collapse of the glacier ice. As a result, several million cubic meters of ice and debris fell into the Lötschental valley and accumulated over a distance of approximately two...
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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.