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On 19 November, an exciting event on the topic of water took place as part of the ‘Natural Hazards’ series. The event, which took place in the Bürgerforum civic centre in Hoffnungsthal, was dedicated to the challenges posed by heavy rainfall and flooding, which are particularly relevant in Rösrath. Ronja Winkhardt-Enz from the German Committee […]

Applications for the Erasmus Mundus Master’s program in “Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change and Adaptation” are open. There are 20 full scholarships available worldwide, covering all costs (tuition fees, living costs, travel costs) (€1,400/month). In addition, there are 6 scholarships with reduced tuition fees (€3,600 for the entire program). Target groups are primarily students from […]

It is now possible to submit abstracts to sessions until January 15. 2025. Topics can include understanding of disasterresilience to various natural hazards across spatial and temporal scales taking a systems approach, process- and outcome-based evaluation methods, concrete interventions, adaptive planning processes, sociotechnological solutions & role of social capital, adaptive capacityas well as local case […]

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 […]