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For a long time, storm surges were the most important issue for Hamburg’s disaster management teams. The pandemic, war in Ukraine, cyberattacks and severe weather have added new challenges for which the disaster teams need to prepare. In view of the war in Ukraine, bunkers were repeatedly discussed in the media and in politics. However, […]

Last week, the federal government, the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate and the Federal City of Bonn region agreed on the key points of a supplementary agreement to the Berlin/Bonn Act. Resilience is a key topic of the supplementary agreement. To date, Germany has lacked a centralised location of national importance to drive resilience […]

The action day under the motto #BeatTheHeat is intended to raise awareness of the dangers posed by extreme heat and show simple ways to deal with future heatwaves. Interested groups are called upon to take part in the day with local actions. The “Heat Action Day” will take place on June 02, 2024. You can […]

DOD 2024 will take place next summer 2024 as the ‘International Workshop on Dynamics of Disasters: Hybrid Threats’ (DOD 2024), which will be held from 30 July to 1 August 2024, concurrently with the 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2024) at the University of Vienna. All aspects related to the dynamics […]

The moisture content of the soil is crucial for flood protection, as soil that is already moist can absorb little water and soil that has dried out needs time to absorb moisture. The German Weather Service (DWD) now offers soil moisture forecasts free of charge, allowing a forecast for the coming weeks and months. These […]

European civil protection is becoming increasingly important as the number of disasters increases and often exceeds the capacities of individual countries. Since 2010, large-scale exercises have been regularly planned and carried out throughout Europe in order to be prepared for crisis situations. Baden-Württemberg is organising the large-scale EU exercise “Magnitude” in October 2024, which will […]

As part of the “With you for all of us” campaign launched by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in summer 2019, the BBK is looking for exciting stories from volunteers. The aim is to give the commitment of volunteers the attention they deserve. After all, the aid system in Germany […]

Since 2001, civil protection in Europe has been more than a national task and is coordinated across borders within the Union Civil Protection Mechanism UCPM – if necessary. Efficient and smooth cooperation between emergency services on the ground naturally requires that they are trained and operate according to uniformly high quality standards. The EU Commission […]

Since 2018, the DKKV has been awarding the annual “DKKV Promotional Award” to recognize current research and best practice examples related to disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management. The prize is aimed at German and English-language Bachelor’s and Master’s theses and is awarded to both the best Bachelor’s thesis and the best Master’s thesis. […]