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Severe flooding in China

Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the Chinese capital Beijing and the surrounding area. According to state media, at least 38 people were killed, 28 of them in the particularly hard-hit suburb of Miyun alone. Another eight died in a landslide in Luanping County. Several dozen are still missing [1]. Rainfall reached up to 543 […]

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Flash News from the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre

The latest edition of Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) Flash News provides information on key challenges in disaster risk management in Europe, including prolonged droughts, increasing desertification and the growing threat of forest fires. To strengthen resilience, new tools and reports have been developed, such as the Disaster Losses and Damages Dashboard in the […]

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Visit from LMU Munich

On 29 July 2025, the DKKV office welcomed a group of bachelor’s students from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich on an excursion. After an introduction to the DKKV, the students played a serious game that highlighted the importance of preventive measures against natural hazards. They also discussed the lessons to be learned from […]

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Call for Submissions: International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026

The submission phase for the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026 (ICRS) at TU Delft (March 23-25, 2026) has begun. Contributions, as abstracts, posters, demos or pitches, on topics such as resilient infrastructure, supply chains or digital systems are welcome. The track “Resilience of Local Authorities”, which addresses interdisciplinary approaches from social, political, computer and […]

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