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In view of today’s complex threats – from military and hybrid challenges to civil defence, pandemic risks and new technological risks to the consequences of the climate crisis and extreme weather events – a fundamental rethinking of security policy is urgently needed – away from purely reactive disaster and crisis management towards integrated, sustainable and […]

In 2025, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) is offering several training programmes to support cities in disaster preparedness, climate adaptation and inclusive development. Topics include risk-informed urban planning, multi-hazard early warning systems and the integration of disaster risk reduction into local development processes. One highlight is the 2nd Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecast and Warning System […]

For many years, the DKKV has been publishing its own series of publications dealing with key topics in disaster prevention and management. Publication No. 48, ‘Detecting Disaster Root Causes – A Framework and an Analytic Tool for Practitioners’ from 2013, is now available online. The publication shows that disasters are not caused solely by natural […]

The latest edition of the newsletter published by the German Research Centre for Environmental Sciences (UFZ) focuses on the results of the UN negotiations on the plastics agreement in Geneva, new findings on nanoplastics in the North Atlantic and five steps for successful renaturation. It also covers climate protection through healthy ecosystems, the consequences of […]

During the night of 31 August to 1 September, an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook north-eastern Afghanistan. The quake, which occurred at a depth of around eight kilometres, was followed by several aftershocks that reached magnitudes of up to 5.2, according to the USGS. The epicentre was near the city of Jalalabad […]

In Vietnam, Typhoon Kajiki caused flooding and landslides with heavy rain and strong gusts. The tropical storm reached the country on Monday afternoon (local time) with wind speeds of up to 133 kilometres per hour [1]. Around 300,000 people in coastal regions had been advised in advance to seek safety. In addition, several coastal provinces, […]

On 9 September 2025, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and its Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) will launch a four-part online masterclass on artificial intelligence in disaster preparedness. The sessions will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will cover the topics of introduction to AI (9 September), […]

Starting on 22 September, the DKKV and its institutional member CEDIM will host a series of lunchtime talks on the topic “Risk | Resilience | Reaction”. In ten compact online sessions, experts will provide exciting insights into current research, innovative methods and practical approaches to risk analysis, prevention and adaptation to extreme events. The focus […]

Heavy rainfall has caused flash floods and landslides in northern India and Pakistan. Pakistan reports at least 344 deaths, with the number likely to rise. Around 200 people are still missing [1], while the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-west is particularly affected [1, 2]. A local police officer reported that dozens of houses […]