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Preparing for the next generation: UNDRR launches disaster resilience toolkit
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) on 13 October 2024 is approaching. This year, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is placing a special focus on empowering the next generation to promote a resilient future. Ahead of...
A visit from the LMU Munich
On 23 July 2024, the DKKV office hosted a visit from a bachelor excursion group from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich, led by Prof. Dr Matthias Garschagen and Dr Jan Petzold. After the presentation of DKKV, the prevention game was played with the students to...
Half-year report 2024: Renewable energies on the rise
The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has summarised the extent to which renewable electricity generation has increased in the first half of 20204. According to the report, electricity generation from renewable energies increased by nine per cent compared to the same...
Rethinking crisis management: Future-oriented strategies for people and the environment
A new report ‘Navigating New Horizons - A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing’ by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the ISC (International Science Council) highlights urgent challenges arising from the increasing intensity of...
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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.