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The ‘Helping Hand’ award is Germany’s most important honour for voluntary work in civil protection and is presented annually by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland (BMI). It recognises the work of over 1.7 million volunteers in various categories such as innovative concepts, work with young people and support for volunteers. For 2024, […]

The annual conference of the Federal Government’s Advisory Council for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding is dedicated to the role of civilian crisis prevention in a world characterised by power rivalries and military deployment. The conference will shed light on cooperation with autocracies and the perception of German actions in a global context. It will […]

The German government is currently developing the German Adaptation Strategy from 2008 into a new, precautionary climate change adaptation strategy. This is intended to set out long-term concepts or behaviors and the measures required to implement them. In autumn 2023, experts from the federal states, science and associations as well as citizens were involved in […]

This commemorative publication honors the multifaceted life’s work of Bernd Rieken, who habilitated in European ethnology at the University of Vienna and headed the first doctoral program in psychotherapy science at the Sigmund Freud Private University of Vienna from 2007 to 2023. Rieken has made significant contributions to analytical individual psychology and the connection between […]

About 6% of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the healthcare sector, particularly from hospitals. With the new EU directive on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD), these facilities will be required to report their emissions. To support them, the KliMeG calculator has been available online for free since July 2023. Developed by the Institute for Global […]

The 23rd FLORIAN Fair, the trade fair for fire services, civil protection, and disaster relief, particularly targets mayors this year. As the leaders of municipal fire departments, they bear responsibility for safety in their communities. In addition to workshops for decision-makers, the mayors’ congress will be complemented by a civil protection congress that addresses new […]

Due to heavy rainfall and flooding, some people in the Czech Republic had to leave their homes and apartments in recent weeks. To assist in this emergency and make the buildings habitable as quickly as possible, the Technical Relief Organization (THW) delivered approximately 430 heaters to the affected areas. THW President Sabine Lackner stated, ‘Since […]

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 […]