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UNDRR Webinar “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience”
On 13 October 2025, under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, a webinar titled “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience” will take place at 12:00 PM. The event is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) together with the European Scientific and Technical Advisory Group. What is it […]
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 – „Fund resilience, not disasters“
Today, on 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) is being celebrated. The day is a reminder of how crucial prevention, preparedness and joint action are in disaster control. Under this year’s motto, ‘Fund resilience, not disasters’, the UN is calling for a rethink: investment in preparedness and risk reduction must be […]
Workshop: ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’
On 9 October 2025, the workshop ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’ was held in Cologne – organised by the Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. (HWNG) in cooperation with the Information and Advice Centre for Flood Prevention (IBH), the German Committee for Disaster Prevention (DKKV), the HochwasserKompetenzCentrums e.V. (HKC) […]
New ‘Disasters Avoided’ newsletter: Focus on climate and disasters
The latest issue of the Disasters Avoided Newsletter focuses on the interface between climate change and disasters – just in time for the upcoming COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. In addition to an editorial by Taichi Minamitani (JICA), the issue features interviews with environmental journalist Andy Revkin, researcher Roger Pielke Jr. and disaster expert […]
Risk | Resilience | Reaction: Second Lunchtalk Session on Youtube
In the second session of the DKKV Lunchtalk series, Prof. Dr.-Ing. James Daniell offers insights into nearly two decades of work analyzing and modeling the socio-economic impacts of natural disasters worldwide. Drawing on experience from research, industry, and international organizations (including CEDIM, the World Bank (GRADE), the University of Adelaide, and Risklayer) he illustrates how […]
Severe earthquake in the Philippines
On the evening of September 30, 2025, the northern part of the province of Cebu was struck by a powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt across large parts of the region [3]. At least 69 people have been confirmed dead, while the number of those still missing remains unclear […]
Delegation From Belo Horizonte, Brazil
On 2 October, Bruno Passeli, Secretary of Planning, Budget and Management of the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, visited the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn. As part of the meeting, the DKKV presented its work and discussed with the delegation issues related to urban resilience and risk communication. In addition, the participants engaged in […]
Delegation OF Qinghai Normal University, China
On October 1, the DKKV had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Qinghai Normal University in China. The exchange focused primarily on questions of disaster preparedness and risk management. Similarities and differences between the Chinese and German approaches to dealing with flood risks were also discussed. (image source: DKKV)
New analysis shows: Global cities have recorded 25% more extreme heat days since the 1990s
A new analysis by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) shows that the world’s largest capital cities now experience around 25% more days of extreme heat than they did in the 1990s. Cities such as Madrid, Rome and Manila are particularly affected, with the number of days above 35°C doubling or tripling in […]