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FlashFloodBreaker is an EU-funded project (2024-2028) that develops strategies, early warning systems and training programs to prepare for extreme flash floods in seven particularly vulnerable regions of Northwest Europe. DKKV has been active as a associated partner since January 2024 and supports the transfer of knowledge, networking and dissemination of the project results. Recently, a […]

The online game “Stop Disasters”, developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), is designed to teach players how to build safer communities against natural hazards. The game simulates five disaster scenarios in which players must take strategic actions such as choosing the right location, using appropriate building materials and creating early […]

On April 28, 2025, a large-scale power outage occurred on the Iberian Peninsula, the causes of which are still being investigated. Initial assumptions assume that a high solar feed-in and a low instantaneous reserve could have contributed to the instability of the system, but this has yet to be definitively clarified. Some experts see the […]

A representative survey conducted by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) on the occasion of the Nationwide Warning Day in Germany on September 12, 2024, shows that two-thirds of citizens trust the national warning system. Around 97% of respondents were reached on the warning day, marking a slight increase compared to […]

In a new brochure published in February 2025, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) warns against Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a supposed solution to the climate crisis. SRM includes various technological approaches to reduce solar radiation, for example by using aerosols in the stratosphere or brightening clouds. According to the UBA, these interventions are associated […]

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and ADAC Luftrettung, both institutional members of DKKV, have investigated the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in rescue helicopters for the first time. Two helicopters flew for over 1,800 hours with up to 38% SAF made from recycled vegetable or animal fats. DLR researchers investigated the emissions, combustion behavior […]

To mark its 75th anniversary, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), an institutional member of DKKV, is holding an anniversary celebration at the Maritim Hotel Bonn on 17 May 2025 with guests from politics, society and partner organizations. The event will focus on the history, successes and challenges of THW. As part of […]

Today, May 8, is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – an international day of remembrance on the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. On this day, thanks are given to the more than 400,000 volunteers in Germany and the over 16 million volunteers worldwide […]

The hybrid symposium on disaster risk reduction, which was organized by the German Red Cross with the support of the Federal Foreign Office on 26 and 27 March 2025, is now available online as a short video. The conference was primarily dedicated to the topic “From climate change to crisis”, with experts discussing the challenges […]