Network Newsletter
Every quarter, the Bonn Network International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction publishes a newsletter with articles on disaster management issues, interviews with experts from our partners, and current reports and events.
New Newsletter #13 March 2024
In this issue, you can expect input from the following partner institutions:
Fraunhofer INT presents the EU Horizon2020 project RiskPACC, which aims to develop methods to strengthen risk perception and preparedness, for example, through improved communication.
The European Forest Institute provides updates on the conclusion of the Forest Fire Climate Resilience (WKR) project.
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) highlights the participative virtual information platform of the Federal Government KatRiMa.de and invites everyone to contribute to its success. Furthermore, insights into the implementation of the resilience strategy are provided. Additionally, there is news on the cloverleaf mechanism for the transport of patients from Ukraine.
UN-SPIDER shares insights from the conference on "Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management: Early Warnings for All" and promotes the thematically related new flagship publication.
The application period for the further education Master's program Disaster Preparedness and Management (KaVoMa), offered by the University of Bonn in cooperation with the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), will start soon.
Lastly, the DKKV invites you to explore the updated topic page on risk communication, and we report about two partners of the network who were invited as expert witnesses to the European Disaster Protection hearing in the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament.
Likewise, our newsletter informs you about new publications and upcoming events.
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Newsletter #12 December 2023
In this issue, you can expect input from the following partner institutions:
Peter Billing, formerly with the European Commission in Brussels for various tasks related to disaster management, presents the novel EU-funded EUMA project (EUMA - Creating a European Higher Education Network for a Master's Programme in Disaster Risk Management).
Mayyada Ansari is the network's new contact person for DHL and introduces herself and her work as Global Head of DHL GoHelp.
In October, the latest Interconnected Disaster Risks report by UNU EHS was published and we got to interview Caitlyn Eberle, one of the lead authors.
Likewise, our newsletter informs you about new publications, call for papers, and upcoming events.
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Newsletter #11 September 2023
In this issue, you can expect content from the following partner institutions:
The new contact persons of Telekom and DLR introduce themselves.
THW reports on the support of the Tunisian civil response with THW equipment during the flood disaster in Libya.
The DKKV contributes by sharing about the Water Extreme Events (WaX) status seminar and Stefan Wagner from the City of Bonn gives an update on the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.
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Newsletter #10 July 2023
In this issue, you can expect input from the following partner institutions:
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) reports on the successful BBK conference "Research for Civil Protection" aand on the cloverleaf mechanism and the related patient transfer from Ukraine.
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) summarizes the events of the first DKKV workshop on the development of the new warning system of the German Weather Service.
The City of Bonn announces Bonn's participation in the UNDRR Making Cities Resilient Partnership and the central role that networks like ours play in this process.
The Bonn Fire Department publishes a field report on a successful European forest fire exercise in Portugal.
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Newsletter #09 March 2023
Exercises are an essential part of civil protection and serve to prepare for potential events. How can they be planned and conducted to ensure a realistic simulation of an emergency? How can they contribute to improve the operational capability of the actors involved to respond to changing risk scenarios?
In this newsletter, different projects on civil protection exercises, their evaluation and international application are presented by partners of the network. Furthermore, we inform you about interesting events and new publications.
Newsletter #08 October 2022
As with other natural hazards, the probability of forest fires is increasing more and more in terms of the climate crisis. But what should effective forest fire prevention and control look like in Germany? How do other countries defend themselves against this natural hazard? These and other questions are answered by Prof. Dr. Johann Georg Goldammer, head of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the University of Freiburg. In the following, the THW and the Bonn Fire Department present their own projects.
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Newsletter #07 July 2022
The 1.7 million volunteers are a key pillar of the German Disaster management – as the floods in July 2021 have clearly demonstrated. But what is the current situation of volunteerism in Germany? What role does volunteering play in other countries? How can individuals contribute to disaster prevention? Prof. Dr. Alexander Fekete discusses these issues in an interview.
Newsletter #06 March 2022
Weather extremes are increasing noticeably. This affects cities in particular, where heavy rain, flooding or heat waves, for example, can
lead to major damage, health problems and, in the worst case, even death.
In an interview, Dr. Simone Sandholz points out the effects and resulting challenges of climate change in cities. In addition, a review of the previous events of the WebTalk-Series of the Bonn Network is presented.
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Newsletter #05 November 2021
Following the recent flood disaster in the summer of 2021, which led to severe flooding in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, this newsletter takes up these events and examines them in the context of climate change.
Also included is an interview with Prof. Dr. Jakob Rhyner, who comments on a wide range of issues regarding the effects of climate change. In addition to articles on this year's conference on disaster risk reduction and on the 25th anniversary of the UN City of Bonn, you will also find a member contribution on the "KlamEx" project.
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