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The FLORIAN Fair for fire services, civil protection, and disaster relief will take place in Dresden from October 10 to 12, 2024. The focus will be on the challenges faced by emergency services in Saxony, particularly in light of current threats such as flooding and fires. A special highlight will be the Fire & Rescue […]

Following the very positive feedback from the first DKKV workshop last year, this year’s DKKV workshop was held in collaboration with the German Weather Service (DWD) on 27 September 2024 on the topic of ‘Acting with foresight in the event of flooding and extreme weather: Understanding, warning and deciding together’ as part of the Extreme […]

The ‘Pact for the future’ was published as a result of the ‘summit of the future’. This event took place from 20 to 24 September 2024 and was part of the seventy-ninth United Nations General Assembly in New York. The ‘Pact for the future’ covers a wide range of topics, including peace and security, sustainable […]

On October 19, 2024, a disaster response exercise will take place in Berlin as part of the KatHelfer-PRO project. The focus of the exercise is to involve the willing public, known as spontaneous helpers, in large-scale disaster scenarios. Therefore, the project aims to recruit people from the region to participate as spontaneous helpers. The project […]

Under the slogan “Sei bereit wie nie!” (Be Ready Like Never Before!) the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched a new campaign to strengthen volunteerism in disaster relief. The goal is to motivate more people to engage in voluntary disaster protection and thus enhance the self-help capability within the population. The campaign […]

The next German Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will take place on 26 and 27 March 2025 under the title ‘From Climate Change to Crisis: Integrating Disaster Preparedness and Climate Action’. The conference is supported by the DKKV, the BBK and katNet and will take place at the Tagungswerk Berlin as well as online.The conference […]

Last week, the 78th United Nations General Assembly opened in New York, with the importance of international cooperation taking centre stage. In his inaugural address, the new President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, emphasised the need to strengthen multilateralism in order to tackle global challenges such as peace, climate change and social justice. UN […]

Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser and Minister of State Anna Lührmann have honoured around 240 THW volunteers for their worldwide deployment in recent months. The THW forces have provided assistance in disaster situations, aid supplies and international exercises, including in Slovenia and during EU MODEX exercises. Particular mention was made of the extensive […]

We are currently experiencing a very wet year – but the years 2018 to 2022 have repeatedly shown us how devastating prolonged periods of drought can be: Crop failures, water bodies drying up and falling groundwater levels. Even if the groundwater reservoirs have now recovered somewhat, the challenge remains. This is because the likelihood of […]