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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 […]

The Rhine Flood Emergency Association invites everyone to participate in the Flood Prize 2024/25. The goal is to discover and document visible signs of floods and flash floods – whether through flood marks on buildings, protective structures, street and field names, or photos and videos of past events. The Flood Prize offers an important opportunity […]

The deadline for abstracts for the Symposium on Disaster Research 2025 has been extended to 14 February 2025. The deadline for submitting sessions has also been extended; this is now possible until 28 February 2025. The theme of the Symposium on Disaster Research 2025, organised by the DCNA, is: ‘Disaster research meets operational practice – […]

Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and the President of the Federal Environment Agency Dirk Messner have officially presented the new umwelt.info portal. The digital service bundles environmental and nature conservation data available throughout Germany for the first time and makes it centrally searchable. This gives citizens, scientists, companies and administrations user-friendly access to comprehensive and […]