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The Portuguese firefighters are currently fighting wildfires in several regions of the country. A total of around 2,700 firefighters with over 1,000 vehicles are involved in the operation [1]. The centre and north of the country are the worst affected. The situation is particularly tense in the centre of the district of Arouca, where efforts […]

Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the Chinese capital Beijing and the surrounding area. According to state media, at least 38 people were killed, 28 of them in the particularly hard-hit suburb of Miyun alone. Another eight died in a landslide in Luanping County. Several dozen are still missing [1]. Rainfall reached up to 543 […]

The latest edition of Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) Flash News provides information on key challenges in disaster risk management in Europe, including prolonged droughts, increasing desertification and the growing threat of forest fires. To strengthen resilience, new tools and reports have been developed, such as the Disaster Losses and Damages Dashboard in the […]

On 29 July 2025, the DKKV office welcomed a group of bachelor’s students from the Department of Geography at LMU Munich on an excursion. After an introduction to the DKKV, the students played a serious game that highlighted the importance of preventive measures against natural hazards. They also discussed the lessons to be learned from […]

The submission phase for the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026 (ICRS) at TU Delft (March 23-25, 2026) has begun. Contributions, as abstracts, posters, demos or pitches, on topics such as resilient infrastructure, supply chains or digital systems are welcome. The track “Resilience of Local Authorities”, which addresses interdisciplinary approaches from social, political, computer and […]

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 […]

The AHEAD Project’s Stakeholder Hub Formation Workshop, held on March 5-6, 2025, aimed to establish a solid foundation for the Stakeholders’ Hub, which is central to the AHEAD Project’s mission. On the first day AFPCNT and DKKV came together to set the requirements and discussion points for the following day. The overall objective is to […]

Milan, January 22-24, 2025 – The AHEAD project, aimed at improving disaster damage and loss data management in Europe, officially commenced with a kick-off meeting in Milan. The project aspires to develop a comprehensive and fully engineered information system (IS) designed to collect and analyze post-disaster damage and loss data. Building on prior efforts, this […]