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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 – „Fund resilience, not disasters“
Today, on 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) is being celebrated. The day is a reminder of how crucial prevention, preparedness and joint action are in disaster control. Under this year's motto, ‘Fund resilience, not disasters’, the...
Workshop: ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’
On 9 October 2025, the workshop ‘Communicating flood risk – How can local authorities raise awareness among the affected population?’ was held in Cologne – organised by the Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. (HWNG) in cooperation with the Information and Advice...
New ‘Disasters Avoided’ newsletter: Focus on climate and disasters
The latest issue of the Disasters Avoided Newsletter focuses on the interface between climate change and disasters – just in time for the upcoming COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. In addition to an editorial by Taichi Minamitani (JICA), the issue features...