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Digital symposium: Social work as disaster relief
The digital symposium of the TransKat project focuses on the promotion and strengthening of social work disaster relief both in the professional discourse and in the training and practical work of social work. The aim is to facilitate an intensive exchange between professionals from practice, students and disaster relief research. The symposium serves as a […]
Workshop: Climate change and people with disabilities
On April 29, 2025, the online workshop „Klimawandel und Menschen mit Behinderung: Herausforderungen, Lösungen und ways forward“ (Climate Change and People with Disabilities: Challenges, Solutions, and Ways Forward) will take place. People with disabilities are not only at risk from the direct effects of climate change, but also from their limited access to essential resources, […]
UFZ NEWS – March 2025: Insights into Climate and Environmental Research
The latest newsletter from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ features an exciting podcast in which Reimund Schwarze, climate economist at UFZ and board member of the DKKV, provides an analysis of the UN Climate Conference COP29 held in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the podcast, he shares his perspective on the negotiations […]
HiFlo-DAT: New Flood Database for the Himalayas
As part of the Himalayan Flood Database HiFlo-DAT project, which investigates the impacts of flood events in the Indian Himalayas, an extensive package of materials has now been released. This includes the journal article, a film, and an online repository with the complete database materials. The published materials provide new insights into past flood events […]
Fact Sheets on Best-Practice Water Storage Measures
As part of the WaX consortium projects, 28 fact sheets on various water storage measures have been published. These best-practice examples provide a comprehensive overview of the wide range of existing storage solutions available for urban and rural areas to address the challenges of water management. The fact sheets are primarily aimed at municipal stakeholders […]
New practical guide for climate-resilient reconstruction after the 2021 flood disaster
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts KAHR (Klimaanpassung, Hochwasser, Resilienz) ist die Publikation „Nach der Flutkatastrophe: Chance für Veränderung“ erschienen. Der vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte Praxisleitfaden bietet Kommunen strategische Ansätze und konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für einen nachhaltigen Wiederaufbau nach Hochwasserereignissen. In Zusammenarbeit mit 13 Verbundpartnern verbindet die Publikation wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse mit Erfahrungsberichten betroffener Gemeinden. […]
Information Paper on the Use of Radar Data in WaX
As part of the WaX project, the information paper „Nutzung von Niederschlagsradar-Informationen zur Hochwasseranalyse: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen“ (Use of Precipitation Radar Information for Flood Analysis: Opportunities and Limitations) has been published. Three projects of the BMBF funding initiative Water-Extreme Events (WaX), with support from the German Weather Service (DWD), have compiled a summary on the […]
INCREASE: Policy Brief
The INCREASE research project examined the challenges of disaster risk management in a changing climate, focusing on an integrated analysis and assessment approach for hazards, risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience, as well as an integrated management approach for emergencies and disasters. The newly published Policy Brief builds on the project’s key findings and presents approaches to […]
CEDIM Forensic Disaster Analysis Group (FDA): Mandalay Earthquake Myanmar 2025
The Forensic Disaster Analysis Group (FDA) of the Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) has published a research report on the earthquake in Myanmar. Based on information from March 28, 2025, 2:00 PM CET, a forensic disaster analysis was conducted, systematically and in detail, to examine the earthquake and its impacts in […]