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The submission phase for the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026 (ICRS) at TU Delft (March 23-25, 2026) has begun. Contributions, as abstracts, posters, demos or pitches, on topics such as resilient infrastructure, supply chains or digital systems are welcome. The track “Resilience of Local Authorities”, which addresses interdisciplinary approaches from social, political, computer and […]

From December 2 to 4, 2025, the INQUIMUS 2025 conference on “Centering Justice in Climate Risk Management for Transformative Change” will take place at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg. Part of the conference is a poster exhibition for which contributions are currently being searched. Papers can be submitted by early […]

On July 28, the Forest Fire Research Centre of the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI) invites you to the webinar “Wildfire Damage and Economic Approaches to Manage Landscape and Valorize Ecosystem Services”. The focus will be on two innovative approaches to reduce wildfire risks: Payments for Watershed Services (PWS) programs in Colorado […]

The 15th edition of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network newsletter, published in July 2025, presents new strategies and funding opportunities in European civil protection. Among other things, it focuses on the new Preparedness Union Strategy and the use of artificial intelligence in crisis management. It also presents projects for forest fire prevention, innovative approaches […]

Last Sunday, July 13, 2025, the DKKV Young Professionals were invited to the family day on disaster control at the Dithmarscher Landesmuseum in Meldorf. Michael Skala and Yannick Braun represented the Young Professionals on site and informed the guests about climate change, dangers and individual crisis preparedness through lectures, serious games and discussions. They were […]

Yesterday, on July 10, the final event of AMAREX (Adaptation of Stormwater Management to Extreme Events) took place in Cologne. At the beginning, the project was introduced and the results and findings of the fields of action were presented. The BMFTR project AMAREX has developed a digital planning tool for rainwater management with Berlin and […]

In a new policy brief published on Prevention Web, the focus is on increasing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to better identify and manage disaster risks. The aim is to strengthen prevention, preparedness and resilience within the EU – in line with the Preparedness Union Strategy. Specifically, the Joint Research Center (JRC) works on […]

We live in a time of increasingly complex and interconnected global risks. The first UN Global Risk Report shows that many of these risks – such as environmental degradation, disinformation and technological developments – have already triggered crises. It is particularly critical that many institutions, including multilateral organizations, are inadequately prepared. Five of the ten […]

A new study shows that the number of heat-related deaths in Europe has tripled due to climate change. June 2025 was the hottest June in Western Europe since weather records began. The average temperature was 2.81 degrees above the average value from 1991 to 2020. Two exceptional heatwaves drove temperatures in Spain and Portugal to […]