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From 3 to 13 June 2024, around 5,000 delegates from the Subsidiary Bodies (SB), i.e. the permanent subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention, met for climate negotiations at the World Conference Center in Bonn. The interim negotiations always take place between the COPs (Conference of the Parties) and serve […]

The Integrating quantitative and qualitative assessment methodologies for multi-dimensional phenomena (INQIUMUS) stands for a workshop series initiated by Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg, Austria and the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC) in 2014. The workshops aim to identify common achievements and methodological challenges to gain insights and explore future directions. Workshop Format: Key Discussion […]

The demand for climate information and its use for adaptation to climate change is increasing rapidly. This is resulting in a growing number of different types of information services and products, known as Climate Services (CS). CS use climate-related data together with other relevant information to develop customised products for climate adaptation and climate change. […]

Interested parties still have until 14th June 2024 to apply for this year’s DKKV Promotional Award! The application process is straightforward and requires little effort – the application documents can simply be sent in by email. The DKKV Promotional Award is aimed at all alumni who have developed innovative and practice-oriented solutions in the fields […]

The webinar ‘Learning from disasters for the future’ organised by the Emancipatory Future Studies group will take place at the beginning of June. The event is with Jenty Kirsch-Wood (UNDRR) and will focus on disasters and lessons learnt from past events. When: 05 June 2024, from 16:00 – 17:15 (CEST) Where: online To register for the […]

From 12-14 March 2024, DKKV attended the ‘UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference’ in Bonn on ‘Space-based Solutions for Disaster. Management: Early Warnings for All’. The conference was organised by UN-SPIDER, UNOOSA and the ZFL, in cooperation with DLR. The report, which has now been published, summarises the most important content and results of the conference and […]

Especially in an urbanising world, where more and more people live in cities, the effects of extreme heat are serious. Cities are particularly affected by heat due to numerous factors and are at the forefront of preventing, preparing for and coping with the effects of heatwaves. This requires comprehensive action plans that include concrete measures […]

The EUMA: Specialised Workshop Vienna: Natural hazards and risks within disaster risk management – Concepts, applications and future trends will take place on 3 and 4 July 2024 in Vienna and will cover topics such as Participation is possible in person or online. The link to registration and the agenda can be found here. The […]

Just over three weeks to go until the application period for this year’s DKKV Promotional Award ends! Since 2018, the DKKV has been awarding the “DKKV Promotional Prize” annually to honor current research work and best practice examples related to disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management.The prize is aimed at German and English-language Bachelor’s […]