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DRF Luftrettung missions in the past year
In emergencies, every second counts for patients with serious injuries or life-threatening illnesses. Efficiency plays an important role here and rescue can be carried out particularly quickly by air. In 2023, DRF Luftrettung was involved in a total of 36,000 missions – heart attacks, strokes and accidents were among the most common causes. There were […]
Virtual closing event RIESGOS 2.0
Closing event: “Multi-risk analysis: What would happen if…?” On February 28, 2024 between 15:00-16:30, the virtual final event of the RIESGOS 2.0 project will take place. As part of the BMBF-funded RIESGOS 2.0 project, experts from various disciplines from Germany are working together with institutions from science, civil society and authorities in the partner countries […]
EU Competence Center at the BBK
The European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) is the main instrument of European cooperation in civil protection. In order to ensure joint, systematic action in the Civil Protection Mechanism (also known as the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, UCPM), the federal and state governments have agreed to set up an EU Competence Center within the BBK. […]
One year of Cell-Broadcast
The cell broadcast is one year old.This is a hazard warning method in which the warning message is sent directly to the cell phone or smartphone. As cell phones and smartphones automatically register with a radio cell when switched on, via which network reception is established, the warning message can be received without a pre-installed […]
GNDR Global Summit for Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2
The second day of the Global Summit of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) began with the launch of the new report: “Making Displacement Safer Cookbook“, which contains the key approaches and ingredients needed to successfully reduce disaster risks for displaced people in urban areas. Ten ‘ingredients’ of good practice […]
ICREASE Projectmeeting in Berlin
In January, the German project partners of the INCREASE project came together for a two-day project meeting in Berlin. The focus of the first day was on mutual exchange and a presentation of the results of the individual work packages. On the second day, various sessions took place, including a knowledge transfer workshop on the […]
New topic page “Space Hazards”
In keeping with the theme of our last newsletter “Space hazards”, we now also have a dedicated page. The page summarises the information from our newsletter and provides an exciting overview of the various dangers from space. You can access the topic page here.
GNDR Global Summit for Disaster Risk Reduction
The GNDR global summit will take place in Nairobi from 20-22 February. GNDR stands for Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction and is the largest international network of civil society organisations committed to disaster risk reduction and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities. It aims to improve the recognition and integration of […]
Impressions of the YPs at COP28
Two of our Young Professionals were in Dubai at COP28 in November/December 2023. All their impressions, insights of events and things they have learned are now summarised in one document which is uploaded on the YP website. The document is available here. Enjoy reading!