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Climate change poses a growing threat to security in Germany and Europe. According to the first National Interdisciplinary Climate Risk Assessment (NiKE), extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods will occur more frequently in the future – even in regions that were previously safe. The climate crisis could also exacerbate political, economic and […]

Theses (both Bachelor’s and Master’s theses) that are thematically related to event safety can still be submitted for the VFSG Student Award until 28 February 2025. The award is presented by theerein zur Förderung der Sicherheit von Großveranstaltungen (VFSG) e.V. A digital copy of the work, an abstract of no more than three pages and […]

Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted on 11 February 2025 and a huge ash cloud formed as lava spewed from the south-east crater. Since 17 February, the eruption has been affecting air traffic in Italy due to the spreading ash cloud, while lava flows continue to expand. Fortunately, they are travelling in a direction […]

The National Center for Resilience has launched a serious game for children between the ages of 6 and 12: ‘Are you prepared?’ The game is designed to help children engage with natural hazards and learn how to prepare for extreme weather events, stay safe and recover. It promotes awareness of safety measures through playful learning. […]

The National Interdisciplinary Climate Risk Assessment NiKE examines the significant impacts of climate change, with a particular focus on Germany, the European Union and global geopolitics. The analysis shows how the climate crisis is increasingly threatening security in Germany and Europe and what consequences this development entails. In Germany, extreme weather events such as heatwaves, […]

Today we received some wonderful gifts from our project partners in Myanmar, which we are very happy about. We are particularly excited about a calendar containing valuable information and facts about heat. This was developed as part of a local workshop and helps to raise awareness of the effects of heat. We also received a […]

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 […]