The Bonn Network International Disaster Management and Risk Management invites you to a webtalk on the topic of heavy rainfall. This will give an overview of special heavy rain events in Bonn and highlight aspects of forecasting, detection, reconnaissance and warning. An outlook on international projects on the topic of heavy rain will also be given. The speakers are Jochen Stein (Head of the Bonn Fire Department) and Guillermo Griem (Project Manager at THW). Susanne Nolden from the City of Bonn will be the moderator. In addition to the presentations, there will be space for questions and discussions on this topic.

Today the OECD report on the Bonn Sustainability Strategy was presented at ICLEI Daring Cities. The strategy includes providing affordable housing, expanding green spaces, switching to clean transport and energy and creating employment opportunities. 

You can download the report here.

On 22.10.2020 at 8 AM our session "Networking in Disaster Management - Uniting Knowledge and Action in Bonn" will take place via Zoom. On the basis of three practical examples we will show the potential of interdisciplinary, vertically integrated cooperation in disaster reduction and risk management. Different models of cooperation and partnerships, which have been developed or strengthened by the network, are presented. Please feel free to take part in the discussion with questions and other contributions.   

You can register for the session here. 

Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was initiated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). This day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness of the importance of containing the risks they face. The day focuses on the seven goals of the Sendai Framework, this year under the theme of "Good Disaster Risk Governance". Many disasters can be contained or prevented if appropriate risk management and risk reduction strategies are in place. The Bonn Network International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction contributes to the implementation of the Sendai Framework. 

Building and sharing knowledge and experience is an important part of good disaster risk management. Therefore, we pool expertise by bringing together risk management experts from different disciplines and levels and supporting their cooperation. In addition, we aim to inform the interested public about developments in disaster risk management by organizing workshops and public lectures and by publishing newsletters. Another goal of our work is to promote the principle of sustainability, since sustainability plays an important role in strengthening the long-term resilience and resilience of societies and systems. 

You can learn more about the International Day for Disaster Rsik Reduction here.

A new study published by the European Forest Institute calls for collective action to put nature at the heart of the economy and set the world on a sustainable path. In this publication, a multidisciplinary team of over 25 authors, led by EFI Director Marc Palahíthe, composed the 10-point Action Plan for a Circular Bioeconomy of Wellbeing that brings together the latest scientific insights and breakthrough technologies to offer a solution to current global challenges. It is a call for collective and integrated action to global leaders, investors, companies, scientists, governments, nongovernmental and intergovernmental organisations, funding agencies and society at large.

You can find the publication here.

Yesterday we published our first newsletter. The focus is on heavy rain. In the newsletter you will find interviews with Dr. Benni Thiebes, Managing Director of the German Committee for Disaster Prevention. (DKKV), Dipl.-Ing. Peter Esch, Head of the Civil Engineering Office of the City of Bonn, Guillermo Griem, Project Manager of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), and Stefan Wagner, Head of the Office for International and Global Sustainability of the City of Bonn.

You can find the newsletter here!

The network was funded in September 1990 to respond to the destruction of the ozon-layer. It engages at the local to global levels, shaping policy and sparking action to transform urban environments worldwide. ICLEI aims to build connections across levels of government, sectors and stakeholder groups to strengthen action at all levels, in support of sustainable urban development.

In their new newsletter, which informs about their work, current projects and events, they presents details about how and why ICLEI was funded and there is an interview with the Executive Secretary of South America.

You can find the newsletter here.

Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft, to which our partner Welthungerhife belongs, has published the new and tenth World Risk Report! 

It is based on the WorldRiskIndex, which was developed together with the Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) and calculated by the Institute for Peacekeeping Law and International Humanitarian Law of the Ruhr-University Bochum.

You can find the latest report here!

In the night to Wednesday several fires broke out in the refugee camp Moria on Lesbos and destroyed it extensively. In order to help Greece  with carinf for the almost 12,600 people, THW is now bringing sleeping bags, sleeping mats, camp beds and tents to Athens on behalf of the German government. The convoy will probably reach its destination on Monday.

You can find more information here.

The first nationwide warning day from the federal and state governments will take place on September 10, 2020. On this day, all over Germany at 11 o'clock, the warning devices of the municipalities and districts will be rehearsed (e.g. sirens triggered).

Exactly at 11 a.m., a test warning is sent to so-called warning multipliers, such as radio stations and app servers Modular warning system (MoWaS) of the federal government are affiliated. These are then forwarded to end devices such as radios and warning apps (e.g. the warning app NINA (Federal Emergency Information and News App)). At the same time, available communal warning devices (e.g. sirens and loudspeaker trucks) are triggered at the level of the federal states, in the districts and in the municipalities.

The nationwide warning day is intended to sensitize the population, in which the function and process as well as warning means of a warning are shown and can thus be internalized.

In the future, the warning day will take place annually on the second Thursday in September.

More information on the Warning day website.

The explosions in Beirut (Lebanon) on the evening of August 4th hit the city and its people hard. In addition to the numerous dead and injured who fell victim to the explosion, large parts of the city were also destroyed and many people became homeless. A disaster that needs international support. Some of our network partners have also traveled to Lebanon to help on site.

Help - help for self-help e. V. started with the rehabilitation of living space with local partners, provides repair material and creates emergency power supply where necessary. Long-term prospects for Beirut's population are particularly important to the organization in order to improve the economic situation through income and work. More .

On August 5th, the THW dispatched 50 SEEBA emergency services to Beirut to look for victims on site and to support the German embassy. The mission ended yesterday. More .

Two members of the Welthungerhilfe emergency aid team also traveled to Lebanon in order to support families in need together with local partners. An additional 50,000 euros are made available for this. More .

Of the Malteser Hilfsdienst e. V. and the DRK, in support of the Lebanese Red Cross, are working tirelessly on site to provide medical care for the many injured. For example, the DRK sent several tons of medical aid to Beirut.

17 organizations from Aktion Deutschland Hilft, including Malteser and help, are actively involved. More .

Projects, events, tenders and much more. The Bonn network for international disaster control and risk management not only benefits from the numerous activities of individual partners, but also initiates joint events on a multilateral level.

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The secretariat of the Bonn Network for International Disaster Protection and Risk Management is now located in the office of the German Committee for Disaster Prevention e. V. (DKKV).

The DKKV will thus support the organizational and content control of the network in the future and is your contact for questions and suggestions. In particular, Marie-Theres Baranski is responsible for coordinating the network. As a student assistant she has been working in the secretariat since July 1st and is studying geography at the University of Bonn with a focus on natural hazards and risk management.