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At the beginning of the week, the DKKV welcomed a delegation from the Turkish Civil Protection Authority AFAD to its office. Dr Benni Thiebes presented the organisation and history of civil protection in Germany. Afterwards, there was an opportunity to exchange views on risk and crisis strategies in Turkey and Germany while playing the Prevention […]

On 12 October 2023, the DKKV, together with the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), organised a Parliamentary Evening at the Museum of Communication in Berlin. Expert presentations illuminated the topic of how communication can succeed in times of crisis and which aspects are […]

The award ceremony for the DKKV Promotional Award 2022 and 2023 took place on 12 October 2023 in Berlin as part of a parliamentary evening on successful risk communication organised by the DKKV together with the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). The winners […]

Persons with disability are frequently the most affected by natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, and global health emergencies. People with disabilities make up for 16% of the world’s population and 80% of those living in the Global South. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 recognizes persons with disabilities as contributing stakeholders, emphasizing the need […]

Since 1996, Bonn has hosted a “United Nations Birthday Party” on a Saturday in October to bring the work of the UN closer to the general public.  Many internatioanal organisations, based in Bonn, represent their work in information booths in the city center. Visitors are invited to ask question to gain a more indepth insight […]

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 has reached the halfway point of the project. Now it is time to evaluate the progress of the program and to shed light on and address challenges. Questions about the German Resilience Strategy – about goals and implementation – will be addressed at the online event “Resilience […]

The FLORIAN fair 2023 is now also over – with more than 350 exhibitors:inside it has filled the halls of Messe Dresden for three days. Also the DKKV was there with some flyers and of course to see the hustle and bustle itself. In addition to various specialist conferences on rescue services, disasters and special […]

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) measures and compares the severity of various hunger indicators in indicators such as malnutrition and child mortality in the world, in different the world, different regions and individual countries. It is intended to to raise awareness of the need to tackle hunger hunger, identifies the regions of the world where […]