We are partners
Numerous organizations and institutions that are involved in disaster control and risk management are based in Bonn. In addition to United Nations agencies, these include federal authorities, scientific institutions, development organizations, companies, aid agencies, non-governmental organizations and many others.
Aktion Deutschland Hilft e. V.
Aktion Deutschland Hilft is an alliance of renowned German aid organizations. The alliance was founded in 2001 and consists of 23 German aid organizations. The aim of the alliance is to achieve an even more efficient use of your donations and to provide people in need with joint, quick and coordinated help.
Address:
Willy-Brandt-Allee 10-12
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Neysa Setiadi
bonnalliance for Sustainability Research/
Innovation-Campus Bonn (ICB)
Bonnalliance for Sustainability Research is a research association with the aim of tackling projects in the complex field of sustainable development with bundled expertise and experience. Research focuses on digitization and artificial intelligence, mobility and migration, and bioeconomy.
Address:
Genscherallee 3
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Jakob Rhyner
Tel.: 0228/734973
Bürgerinitiative Hochwasser Altgemeinde Rodenkirchen e.V.
The citizens' initiative Hochwasser Altgemeinde Rodenkirchen e.V. was founded in March 1993 and aims to reduce the risk of flooding in the south of Cologne. It cooperates in the Flood Competence Center and in the Flood Emergency Community Rhine and lobbies the municipal drainage companies. In addition, the citizens' initiative analyzes and evaluates flood drills of the municipal drainage companies and the process organization during flood events.
Address:
Wilhelmstraße 46
50996 Köln
Contact:
Tel.: 0221 / 3981123
Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
CIFOR-ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities and provides solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.
They provide actionable insights and solutions to transform land use and food production: Ecosystem conservation and restoration, response to global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification.
Address:
Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 5
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Christopher Martius
City of Bonn
The federal city of Bonn with around 320,000 inhabitants is the second political center of the Federal Republic of Germany and the international city of the United Nations. In addition, the city of Bonn is the initiator of the Bonn Network International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction.
Address:
Berliner Platz 2
53111 Bonn
Contact:
Stefan Wagner
Tel .: 0228 / 77-5291
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, RG "Geomorphology and Environmental Systems"
In addition to the physical-geographical focus, the main topics of the research group are within the area of hazard and risk research. The advanced master's degree in "Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management" KaVoMa, in cooperation with the BBK, contributes to the professional development of specialists and executives in the field of civil protection, disaster risk reduction and risk management.
Address:
Department of Geography, University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166
53115 Bonn
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Lothar Schrott
Tel .: 0228 / 73-5394
Regina Fleischmann
regina.fleischmann@uni-bonn.de
Tel .: 0228 / 73-3088
DHL Group
The DHL Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies and operates in 220 countries and territories worldwide. The GoHelp program, which we carry out as part of our corporate responsibility, grants the United Nations of UN-OCHA and UNDP free access to our core competencies in the field of logistics, to our global network and the know-how of our employees.
Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche Telekom AG is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies and is represented in more than 50 countries. Telekom Security designs tailored, end-to-end digital security for the Group and external customers and supports the entire lifecycle from identifying, classifying and defending against threats to recovery in the event of an emergency. To this end, Telekom Security has implemented a global business continuity management system and ensures the Group's emergency and crisis management worldwide. In Germany, we maintain our own disaster response structures to protect our critical infrastructure in the event of natural disasters.
Address:
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Johannes Hartl
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe eV
Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid organizations in Germany, politically and religiously independent. It fights to overcome hunger and poverty and provides help from a single source: from rapid disaster relief to long-term development cooperation projects.
Address:
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 1
53173 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Normann Steinmaier
normann.steinmaier@welthugerhilfe.de
info@welthungerhilfe.de
Tel .: 0228 / 2288-118
Engagement Global gGmbH, Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW)
The Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW), created under Engagement Global gGmbH, operates in the field of community development policy. It supports German municipalities as a competence center, but also with human and financial resources. In addition, the SKEW offers the possibility of an exchange between municipalities from countries in the Global South and Germany via a dialogue platform.
Address:
Engagement Global gGmbH
SKEW - Servicestelle Kommunen
in der Einen Welt
Tulpenfeld 7
53113 Bonn
Contact:
service-eine-welt@engagement-global.de
Tel.: +49 228 20 717-670
European Forest Institute
The EFI in Bonn deals with the broad topic of forest resilience. This includes forest crisis management in the event of disturbances such as storms, insects, drought and fire, as well as their interactions. Storm and fire in particular have significant overlaps with civil defense and disaster risk management. The EFI Bonn works Europe-wide and has access to a large network of experts. Especially when it comes to vegetation fire, this also includes experts from fire services.
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Address:
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7
53133 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Marcus Lindner
Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
The Federal Agency for Technical Relief is a higher federal authority in the business area of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs (BMI). In addition to technical assistance in civil protection and disaster control at the request of the emergency departments, technical assistance abroad on behalf of the federal government is also included the work areas. The THW is supported by 80,000 volunteers.
Address:
Provinzialstraße 93
53127 Bonn
Contact:
THW Leitung, Referat E2 / Ausland
Tel .: 0228 / 940-150 4
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), headquartered in Bonn, is the highest federal authority responsible for German development cooperation. With financial and technical support, the BMZ works with partner countries on a life in freedom, dignity and security for all people, without poverty, fear and ecological destruction. The BMZ is guided by the international post-2015 agendas and, with the implementation of the Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction (2015-2030), is also contributing to preventive disaster risk management in the world.
Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) is a higher federal authority within the remit of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. As the central specialist authority, the BBK performs both the direct tasks of the federal government in civil protection and the coordinating and supporting measures of disaster relief at the request of the states.
Address:
Privinzialstraße 93
53127 Bonn
Contact:
Referat Internationale Angelegenheiten
Tel .: 0228 / 99550-3707
Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Service
of the City of Bonn
The fire, rescue and ambulance service is a department within the administrativ
structure of the city of Bonn. About 400 full time personell are responsible for
the fire service, fire prevention, ambulance service and civil protection. They are
supported by aid organisations within the ambulance service and by more than
600 voluntary fire fighters.
Address:
Lievelingsweg 112
53119 Bonn
Contact:
Simon Friz
simon.friz@bonn.de
Tel.: 0228/717 781
https://www.bonn.de/themen-entdecken/
sicherheit-ordnung/feuerwehr.php
Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Service
of the City of Cologne
The range of tasks of the Cologne Fire Brigade in the area of hazard prevention includes the core tasks of rescue services, technical assistance, fire protection and disaster control. To ensure that all people in need in Cologne can be helped quickly and in a qualified manner, several partners at different locations work closely together under the umbrella of the Cologne Fire Brigade. The Cologne Fire Brigade maintains eleven combined fire and rescue stations as well as seven ambulance stations, one fireboat station, one helicopter station and 28 volunteer fire brigade locations throughout the city.
FOREST EUROPE / Liaison Unit Bonn
Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has taken over the chairmanship of the secretariat of the pan-European forestry ministerial process FOREST EUROPE for four years as of 1 January 2021. Under the leadership of Thomas Haußmann and in cooperation with the European Forest Institute (EFI), forest experts from Italy, Costa Rica, Austria and Germany work on key forest policy issues in Europe. The origin of the forest policy cooperation of European forest ministers was the joint commitment to international cooperation to counteract the forest dieback caused by acid rain in the 1980s.
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Address:
Maximilianstraße 28 b
D-53111 Bonn
Contact:
Jens Haertel
Tel.: +49 (0)228 99 529 4718
Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis (INT)
Business Area Public Technology and Innovation Planning (TIP)
The Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT offers scientifically sound judgment and advice on the entire spectrum of technological developments. On this basis, the institute operates technology foresight and enables longterm strategic research planning. The Public Technology and Innovation
Planning TIP business area supports the strategic research and innovation planning of public clients, such as the institutions and authorities of the European Union as well as national public organizations.
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Address:
Appelsgarten 2
53879 Euskirchen
Contact:
Isabelle Linde-Frech, Geschäftsfeldleitung TIP
katastrophenschutz@int.fraunhofer.de
Tel.: +49 2251 18 367
Forest Stewardship Council
FSC is an organisation for securing important environmental and social standards in the forest. With globally valid standards, the involvement of all relevant stakeholders and the support of reputable companies as well as recognised independent environmental and social organisations, a solution for sustainable forest management is created. The certificate is awarded after a successful audit by independent third parties, which is repeated at least annually. The FSC system thus ensures the use of forests in accordance with the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.
German Aerospace Center
The German Aerospace Center e. V. (DLR) is the research center of the Federal Republic of Germany for aerospace. DLR carries out both basic and applied research on the key areas of aviation, space travel, energy, transport, digitalization and security. In security research, research and development activities related to defense and security are planned and controlled in coordination with partners in politics, science and industry.
German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e. V.
The DKKV is a national platform for disaster risk reduction and acts as a competence center at the interface between science and practice. The core fields of work include the networking of the expertise from the DKKV network, the practice-oriented advice of decision-makers as well as the transfer of knowledge to the population.
Address:
Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse 13
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Benni Thiebes
Tel .: 0228/26199570
German Red Cross - District Association Bonn e. V. (DRK)
The German Red Cross saves people, helps in emergencies, offers a community, stands by the poor and needy and watches over international humanitarian law - in Germany and around the world. It is the task of the Red Cross to disseminate the rules of international humanitarian law so that those involved in armed conflicts are familiar with and can implement them in an emergency. It is also part of his mandate to demand compliance with international humanitarian law by the parties to an armed conflict.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German federal enterprise and service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. Experience of over 50 years guides GIZ in a variety of areas such as economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
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Address:
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32-36
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Stella Lehning
Hanna Maier
Help - help for self-help e. V.
To support people who fled the war in Afghanistan, members of all parties of the German Bundestag as well as personalities from science and the church founded the organization Help - Help for Self-Help eV in July 1981. Today Help supports people in need in 20 crisis regions around the world in the areas of emergency aid, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the basis of life up to the development of communal infrastructure.
Address:
Reuterstrasse 159
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Simone Walter
Tel .: 0228 / 91529-39
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.
Address:
Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7
53113 Bonn
Contact:
ICLEI's Resilient Development Program resilient.cities@iclei.org
International Centre for Sustainable Development at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
The International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences sees itself as an application-oriented, interdisciplinary, regionally and internationally operating scientific institute for science and practice. The four subject areas of the IZNE include soils & biomass, sustainable technologies, social security systems & health and responsible management & natural resources.
Address:
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Terlau
Tel .: 02241/865 410
Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH
The Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH include three hospitals. The children's hospital in Amsterdamer Strasse and the hospitals in Cologne-Holweide and Cologne-Merheim. The clinics are among the largest municipal hospitals in Germany.
Address:
Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH
Neufelder Str. 34
51067 Köln
Contact:
info@kliniken-koeln.de
Tel.: 0221/8907-0
Malteser Hilfsdienst e. V.
As a Catholic aid organization, Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. is one of the major charitable service providers in Germany. In addition to the medical service, they are also active in disaster control, first aid training and voluntary social services.
Address:
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.
Erna-Scheffler-Str. 2
51103 Köln
Contact:
malteser@malteser.org
Tel.: 0221/9822-0
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The ministry of Foreign Affairs with its headquarters in Berlin and an office in Bonn is the highest federal authority responsible for German foreign policy and European policy. The Its Crisis Response Center deals with issues of early crisis detection, prevention and management and is always available.
Address:
Auswärtiges Amt (Dienststelle Bonn)
Adenauerallee 99-103
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Tel.: +49 30 1817 0
Civil Engineering Office City of Bonn
The Civil Engeneering Office of the City of Bonn is responsible for the municipal traffic facilities as well as the urban drainage in the Bonn urban area. The scope of duties covers the construction and maintenance of public roads and their traffic lights (traffic lights) as well as the sewerage network and more. The office also coordinates all construction sites in the public road area. A further area of responsibility within the city drainage is the planning and maintenance of Bonn streams as well as flood protection on the Rhine. A further important point is the urban heavy rainfall risk management.
Adress:
Berliner Platz 2
53103 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Julia Gerz
julia.gerz@bonn.de
Tel.: 0228/775846
Marc Zug
marc.zug@bonn.de
Tel.: 0228/772288
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is the United Nations contact point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR monitors the implementation of the Sendai Disaster Risk Reduction Framework for 2015-2030 and supports countries in its implementation, monitoring and dissemination of measures to reduce existing risk and prevent new risks from arising.
United Nations Platform for Space Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
The General Assembly of the United Nations founded UN-SPIDER in 2006 as a program of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) with the mandate that all states and relevant international and regional organizations have access to space-based information, technologies and services to support all phases of disaster management.
Address:
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Dr. Juan Carlos Villagran de Leon
Tel .: 0228/815 0682
United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
UNU-EHS, based in Bonn, conducts research on risks and adaptation in connection with environmental threats and global change. The institute's research supports political measures and programs to reduce these risks, taking into account the interaction between ecological and social factors. Together with the University of Bonn, UNU-EHS also offers a joint master’s programme “Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security”.
Address:
UN campus
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
53113 Bonn
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Joerg Szarzynski
szarzynski@ehs.unu.edu
Tel .: 0228 / 815-0327
Representative:
Dr. Yvonne Walz
Tel .: 0228 / 815-0232
Dr. Michael Hagenlocher
hagenlocher@ehs.unu.edu
Tel .: 0228 / 815-0250
University Hospital Bonn, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health
In addition to the University Hospital Bonn, the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health also looks after a large number of other medical facilities that do not belong to the hospital. In cooperation with the Institute of Environment and Human Security (EHS) of the United Nations University, the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn and members of further faculties in Bonn, the UKB organises the master studies programme M. Sc. Global Health Risk Management & Hygiene Policies.
Address:
MSc Global Health Risk Management
& Hygiene Policies
Institut für Hygiene und Öffentliche Gesundheit
Sektion Global Health
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Walter Bruchhausen,
Studiengangsleitung
master.globalhealth@ukbonn.de
Tel.: 0228/287-10317
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