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Event information: RIMMA2025
On 28 - 31 January 2025, the "RIMMA2025 - International Conference on Forecasting, Preparedness, Warning, and Response" will take place at the University of Bern in Switzerland.The theme of the conference is "Visualisation, Communication, and Information Management"...
Recordings and Feedback on the 2024 German Conference on DRR
It has now been a few weeks since the 2024 Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium. The recordings of both days are now available. If you missed the symposium or would like to watch a session again, you can do so via this link. You can also share your feedback on the...
2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
Report of the Interministerial Working Group on "Adaptation to Climate Change". As part of the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (DAS), the Federal Government has published its 3rd Monitoring Report 2023 on the "German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate...
Call for abstracts
“IMPACT OF CRISES ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE The conference aims to encourage interdisciplinary discussions about vulnerability, responsibility, and trust, examining their impact on critical infrastructures after crises and questioning...
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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.