Visit us

We are happy to exchange ideas with national and international partners and offer the opportunity for a visit to our office in Bonn.

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Visit us!

As an intermediary to organisations and initiatives in the field of disaster risk reduction, we are happy to exchange ideas with national and international partners. 

Are you interested in getting to know the DKKV and current projects in more detail or discussing specific topics with us?

Please do not hesitate to contact us!

Contact us

Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.

Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 13
53113 Bonn

Telephone: +49 (0) 228 / 26 19 95 70
Email: info@dkkv.org 

Our Portfolio

During a visit to our office, we can introduce you to the work of the DKKV and our members. In addition, we will be happy to address relevant topics for you in the field of disaster risk management and crisis management as well as other topics in the field of resilience and climate adaptation. We are happy to organise our workshops in German, English and Spanish. Workshops and lectures can take place at our premises or at your institutions. Purely digital events are also possible.

Previous DELEGATIONs and topics

In recent years, we have received delegations from all parts of the world at our DKKV office. Among them were:

  • Yangon Municipality, Myanmar
  • Critical infrastructure operators from South Korea
  • Ministry of Crisis Management, China
  • Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau, China
  • Central America
  • SACAU, South Africa
  • Tokyo Municipality, Japan
  • Ministries, administration and universities from Rwanda

During delegation visits, the focus is often on an exchange about the state of the art and best practices from Germany. Topics that have often been discussed at past meetings include, for example:

  • The DKKV and its work
  • The German civil protection system
  • Resilience concepts and their implementation
  • Municipal adaptation to climate change
  • Risk and crisis management (incl. implementation of serious games)
  • Protection goals for critical infrastructures
  • Learning from crises and disasters, e.g. the 2021 flood disaster
  • Networking and communication, e.g. with the population or politics

Previous Visits

Delegation from Central Asia

Delegation from Central Asia

Yesterday, we once again welcomed a delegation for an extensive visit to the DKKV office - this time from Central Asia. At the beginning, Benni Thiebes introduced the work of DKKV and then reported on the basic idea of resilience. To delve deeper into this topic, the...

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Delegation from South Korea

Delegation from South Korea

On November 8, 2023, the DKKV office once again received a delegation from Asia. This time various actors from the field of disaster management in South Korea. After the introduction of DKKV, the visitors played the serious game on prevention, climate change...

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Delegation Visit from China

Delegation Visit from China

Last Friday, November 3, 2023, the DKKV had a delegation visit from the Ministry of Emergency Management from China to the office in Bonn. DKKV Managing Director, Dr. Benni Thiebes, presented the history of the organization and civil protection in Germany. He also...

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