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8th IDRIM Lecture Series on “Multi-Hazard Risk Dynamics”
At the 8th Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRIM) Online Lecture Series on 26.05.2025 at 1 pm, Prof. van Westen, Professor of Multi-Hazard Risk Dynamics at the University of Twente (Netherlands) will give an insight into his publication “Multi-Hazard Risk...
5th International Trade Fair for Firefighting Equipment and Supplies
The International Fire and Rescue Equipment Exhibition (IFRE-EXPO) 2025 will take place from June 12 to 14, 2025 in Kielce, Poland, and is the largest trade fair for firefighting equipment in Central and Eastern Europe. The trade fair is aimed at manufacturers,...
German Weather Service puts new weather forecast model into operation
At the end of April 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD), an institutional member of DKKV, put the new ICON-D2 Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) weather forecast model into operation, which was specially developed for short-term forecasts of up to 14 hours. The model enables...
Foundation of a new DLR institute: pooling expertise for space research
With the founding of the DLR Institute of Space Research on May 1, 2025 in Berlin-Adlershof, the German Aerospace Center, which is an institutional member of DKKV, is pooling its expertise in planetary research and optical sensor systems. The institute develops...
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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.