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New “Early warning Systems” topic page – now online!
We are very pleased to announce the publication of our new topic page “Early Warning Systems”. Extreme weather events, natural disasters and other crisis situations repeatedly demonstrate the importance of reliable early warning systems. But what exactly are early warning systems? How does warning the population in Germany work? And what are the challenges? Find […]
Fire departments and extreme weather events: Online survey “SiGeFEx” launched
The Hanseatische Feuerwehr-Unfallkasse Nord (HFUK Nord), together with the Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IAG), launched the nationwide online survey “SiGeFEx” on March 24, 2025. This survey looks at the safety and health measures taken by fire departments when dealing with extreme weather events. Increasing extreme weather events pose […]
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2025 Edition
The March edition of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter provides exciting insights into current publications, news, and events. Among other topics, the article “Water and climate: Rising risks for urban populations” is featured, highlighting that cities most affected by the impacts of climate change often also house the most socially vulnerable populations, […]
Earthquake in Myanmar
On Friday, March 28, 2025, at 12:50 PM MMT (6:21 AM CET), a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar (United States Geological Survey USGS; Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences GFZ), with its epicenter near Mandalay in the central part of the country (The Guardian, 2025). The tremor was also felt in neighboring countries such as Thailand, Bangladesh, […]
AHEAD Meeting at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
Berlin, March 25-27, 2025 – The AHEAD Project team from AFPCNT and DKKV gathered at the German Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss their ongoing work and future plans. During the project meeting, Frederic Tatout from AFPCNT, and Reimund Schwarze and Ronja Winkhardt-Enz from DKKV provided updates on their respective AHEAD work. They shared […]
Children’s Books at the Second DKKV Session at the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
As part of the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, a session titled “Child- and youth-specific risk communication on climate-related natural hazards” took place yesterday. This session focused on the specific requirements for risk communication aimed at children and youth in relation to climate-related natural hazards. Prof. Dr. Frauke Kraas from the University of Cologne began by […]
Award ceremony of the DKKV Promotional Award 2024
The DKKV Promotional Award 2024 was presented yesterday as part of the Disaster Risk Reduction symposium – supported by our institutional member DRF Luftrettung. In his laudatory speech, DKKV CEO Leon Eckert emphasised the relevance of the prize in the current crisis-ridden times and praised the interdisciplinary expertise of the jury. At the award ceremony, […]
YP Member Maxi on Firefighting in Cape Town
On Monday, March 17, 2025, our Young Professional member Maximilian Zipplies shared his valuable experiences in disaster management on the television show “Wir in Bayern.” The trained rescue engineer had worked for several months with the professional fire department in Cape Town, gaining in-depth insights into the challenges of fire and disaster protection. In Cape […]
“Network of Networks” the focus of the first DKKV session at the Disaster Risk Reduction symposium
The first session of the DKKV at the symposium on disaster risk reduction entitled “Extreme weather events – Harnessing synergies to foster disaster preparedness through a network of networks” took place yesterday and focused on the concept of “Network of Networks”. Representatives from AFPCNT, DCNA and DKKV discussed how national platforms can be more closely […]