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In January, the German project partners of the INCREASE project came together for a two-day project meeting in Berlin. The focus of the first day was on mutual exchange and a presentation of the results of the individual work packages. On the second day, various sessions took place, including a knowledge transfer workshop on the […]

In keeping with the theme of our last newsletter “Space hazards”, we now also have a dedicated page. The page summarises the information from our newsletter and provides an exciting overview of the various dangers from space. You can access the topic page here.

The GNDR global summit will take place in Nairobi from 20-22 February. GNDR stands for Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction and is the largest international network of civil society organisations committed to disaster risk reduction and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities. It aims to improve the recognition and integration of […]

Two of our Young Professionals were in Dubai at COP28 in November/December 2023. All their impressions, insights of events and things they have learned are now summarised in one document which is uploaded on the YP website. The document is available here. Enjoy reading!

Last year was eventful and we have compiled all our activities and events for you. Divided into our three fields of work, 1. promoting interdisciplinary exchange, 2. advising decision-makers and 3. raising public awareness, our activity report provides an overview of DKKV’s activities over the past year. We report on events, conferences, our public outreach […]

This publication posits that effective communication of disaster threats to decision makers and at-risk communities is a growing challenge in a people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction. Traditional communication approaches tend to involve either top-down risk management practices or bottom-up community health and education practices. Key findings from the publication includes:  You can download the […]

A consortium of seven European universities and higher education institutes has received funding to promote a network of postgraduate programs in the field of disaster risk and crisis management. The European Commission accepted the EUMA-Project proposal (“Creating an EUropean Higher Education Network for MAster´s Programmes in Disaster Risk Management”) for a two-year grant. Prof. Dr. […]

By working with various partners, Risiko-Dialog was able to drive forward several important cooperation projects. These include the publication of a paper and initial findings from the new resilience project through to participation in the Carbon Removal Booster. 1. How can the voluntary donation of personal data, such as health or mobility data, help to […]

Last Friday, 16 February 2024, the 4th and for the time being last Flood Relief Conference was held at the Federal Academy for Civil Protection and Civil Defence in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The motto of the joint event organised by the DRK Landesverband Nordrhein e.V. and DRK Landesverband Rheinland-Pfalz e.V. as well as Caritas International and […]