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A new study examines 1,729 flood events in Europe between 1950 and 2020 and provides exciting insights into attribution research: it considers not only climatic influences, but also socio-economic factors such as population and economic growth. The results show that increasing exposure – i.e. more people and assets in vulnerable areas – has had a […]

The Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Task Force at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a central component of the Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM). Immediately after major natural disasters, it analyses their causes, course and consequences – often within a matter of days. In this way, it makes a significant […]

Tomorrow, Thursday, 11 September 2025, is this year’s National Warning Day. At 11:00 a.m., a test warning will be sent via the federal government’s Modular Warning System (MoWaS) to warning multipliers such as radio stations and app servers, which will relay it with a time delay via various channels such as apps, television, radio or […]

The third issue of the DKKV magazine has been published – the September 2025 issue is dedicated to the extreme weather event of hail. Hail is one of the most damaging weather events in Germany and poses major challenges for research, prevention and civil protection. The magazine highlights causes, prediction possibilities and damage potential, as […]

The draft bill for the KRITIS umbrella law is entering the next round. With the status of 27 August 2025, comments were once again requested from professional associations. The German Committee for Disaster Prevention (DKKV) published its statement on 4 September 2025. It addresses key aspects such as the minimum obligations of critical facilities, the […]

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 […]