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The closest and smallest planet to the sun in our solar system, Mercury, fascinates researchers with its extreme temperature differences and lack of an atmosphere. Scientists from DLR, TU Berlin, KIT and Charles University in Prague have investigated geophysical processes on and inside the planet. Their surprising findings, published in Geophysical Research Letters, provide valuable […]

Resilience, crisis management and communication, technological innovations and international cooperation – these were the topics discussed by over 900 participants from science, research, administration and practice at the ‘Research for Civil Protection 2025’ conference. Current challenges and innovative solutions in civil protection and civil defence were the focus of the second specialist congress organised by […]

Franziskus Bayer and Margit Schild Franziskus Bayer, an expert in organisational resilience and crisis management and DKKV member, and artist/engineer Dr Margit Schild have been working together since summer 2024 on the interfaces between art and crisis, creativity and disaster. This was preceded by a DKKV lunchtalk by Margit Schild in June 2024, in which […]

On January 30, a thematic day against ‘Hochwasser-Demenz’ took place in Rees, organized by the Deichverband, to mark the 30th anniversary of a flood event from 1995. ‘Hochwasser-Demenz’ illustrates how quickly people forget a flood disaster, and with it, the importance of implementing flood protection measures. A series of diverse lectures addressed key topics related […]

The Greek island of Santorini in the Mediterranean has been hit by a series of earthquakes for almost two weeks with around 6400 tremors so far. The strongest quake to date occurred on Wednesday evening (5 February 2025) and reached a magnitude of 5.2 (Alexandridi, 2025). The epicentre of the quakes is located under the […]

On January 14th, 2025, the National Resilience Platform held its annual kick-off meeting. Around 75 representatives from government, civil society, business, academia, and other sectors gathered online to reflect on 2024 and look ahead to 2025. The platform continues to grow and is working on a joint statement with actionable recommendations to strengthen resilience in […]

On December 5th and 6th, 2024, the Implementation Advisory Board of the National Resilience Platform met at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) in Berlin. 17 representatives from the federal government, municipalities, academia, business, civil society, and media discussed future cooperation in light of the upcoming federal elections in February 2025. The […]

The EU Horizons projects FirEUrisk and SILVANUS are jointly organising two webinars on best practices in dealing with forest fires in Europe with the support of FIRELOGUE. The events are aimed at experts, researchers, political decision-makers and interested parties and will be held in English. Registration is free of charge, but is binding and personalised. […]

From February 11 to March 15, 2025, the Federal Office for Civil Protection will host a lecture series on “Fundamentals and Current Issues in Civil Protection and Civil Defense.” Experts will provide an extensive overview of civil protection and civil defense, discussing current challenges and sustainable solutions. The lecture series will take place weekly on […]