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Annual Meeting of the DKKV Young Professionals 2023
In mid September, we, the DKKV’s Young Professionals came together for a weekend to hold their annual meeting, which took place in the Harz. With a diverse program of excursions and talks, this time the meeting was dedicated to the topics of drought and its consequences such as #vegetation fires and adaptation. During a guided […]
ExtremeWeatherKongress September 27-29, 2023
Over the past three days (September 27-29, 2023), the participants of the ExtremeWeatherCongress in Hamburg, Germany, have intensively dealt with the challenge of increasing weather extremes. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports “2023 represents, according to the experts, the year in which the development of extreme weather events has reached a level in which there […]
Career Orientation Website is Updated
The career orientation page on our website has been updated. You will now find plenty of information about offers in the field of disaster reduction and management. A number of national and international bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered by various universities and colleges are listed there. We also provide information about possible scholarships and […]
DIGITAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS 2023
A time of crisis. After several waves of the Corona pandemic, forest fires and flood disasters, the Russian attack on Ukraine is now bringing civil defense back to the forefront. Cooperation between organizations, different levels and the civilian as well as military side seems more important than ever. On October 24 and 25, 2023, the […]
Topic Page update: “Food Security”
We have updated our topic page “food security”. On the page you will find plenty of information on the topic of nutrition in times of crisis. It covers the global situation as well as the national level and takes a look at climate change as a particular challenge. In addition, you will find more information […]
Food security after a blackout – GfKV Newsletter
In the last issue of its newsletter, the Society for Crisis Preparedness (GfKV) addressed the question of how food supplies can be guaranteed after a blackout. In this context, everyday contexts are highlighted that play an important role in the event of a supraregional and prolonged power outage (“blackout”). In today’s society, life and everyday […]
HKC Symposium 2023
“The future is EVENT-rich, let’s be prepared”, under this motto the HKC Symposium will take place in Cologne on October 17, 2023. Among others, the StEB Cologne, institutional member of the DKKV, will participate in the event. Within the framework of the event, the 4 talks in the morning will focus on self-preparedness with the […]
Climate Adaptation Week
As part of the “Climate Adaptation Week”, the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry are calling for online participation on the question of strategies for adapting to climate change. Climate adaptation is about improving preparedness and protection against extreme weather events while preparing for long-term climate changes such as temperature and sea level […]
Master Programme Geography of Environmental Risks and HUman Security – open now
The application priod for the Master Programme, Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security is now open. The programme is jointly offered by an institutional member of DKKV, the United Nations University – Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and the Departmenr of Geography at The Unviersity of Bonn. The two-year Master of Science […]