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Autumn 2024 was the fifth warmest in Germany since records began, with an average temperature of 10.5 °C, which was 1.7 °C above the 1961-1990 reference value. Despite a prolonged dry period, precipitation was around 25 % above the seasonal average. Particularly warm periods occurred in September and October, with record values such as 35.2 […]

Municipalities are facing growing challenges resulting from ecological, economic and social needs, such as climate change, demographics and resource scarcity. Digital technologies, in particular urban digital twins (UDZ), offer new opportunities to tackle these challenges in areas such as mobility and infrastructure. The efficient and sustainable use of UDZ requires close organizational integration that combines […]

The past decade has seen an increase in such disasters, with the EU expected to face more in the future. Member States have different systems for compensating natural disaster victims, including government aid, public compensation funds, and public-private partnerships like those in France, Belgium, and Spain. The study “Compensation for Victims of Climate Change-Induced Disasters […]

The European electricity supply system is undergoing a fundamental transformation due to numerous parallel and sometimes uncoordinated changes. These changes increase the risk of major disruptions and a possible supra-regional blackout, which would not only lead to a nationwide blackout, but could also result in unforeseeable chain reactions in supply logistics for which neither society, […]

The Verein zur Förderung der Sicherheit von Großveranstaltungen (VFSG) e.V. awards the prize for the best student thesis in the field of event security. Students whose thesis (Bachelor or Master) was written on this topic and was completed in 2024 are eligible to apply. A digital copy of the thesis, an abstract of no more […]

The National Taiwan University is now accepting applications for their Master’s Degree Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) for Fall 2025. The MS Program in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (MDR3) is an English-taught, interdisciplinary program aimed at addressing global challenges like climate change and environmental damage. It offers two focus areas: Resilience and […]

On November 19, 2024, the EU Commission published a report stating that in 2023, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa experienced some of the worst forest fires since 2000, with over 500,000 hectares of forest affected. The EU in particular has seen repeated catastrophic fires that have challenged traditional firefighting methods. Climate change is […]

At the Berlin Security Conference 2024, the Swedish Minister for Civil Defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, presented an information brochure, written by the Swedish Civil Defense Agency (MSB), entitled “In Case of Crisis or War”, which will be sent to all Swedish households to prepare the population for crisis scenarios such as war, terrorism, cyber-attacks and natural […]

On the second day of the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) in September 2024, the war capability of the civilian population was discussed. Former Lieutenant General Peter Bohrer emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach that includes both military and civilian components. The “Operational Plan Germany” was recognized as a step in the right direction, but […]