With the WebTalk series "Climate Change and Disaster Response", the Bonn Network for International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction wants to shed light on the interdependencies of the two topics from different perspectives.

The first WebTalk in the series deals with the devastating flood disaster in July 2021 from the perspective of science and practice. Dr Rainer Bell (University of Bonn) sheds light on the background of the heavy rain event, how the disaster could have happened and to what extent climate change plays a role today and in future heavy rain events. Jochen Stein (Bonn Fire Brigade) describes the flood disaster from the perspective of the Bonn Fire Brigade, looks back on storms in the past and gives an outlook on future developments and the need for change. The moderation takes over Prof. Dr. Lothar Schrott (University of Bonn). Afterwards you are cordially invited to ask questions and join the discussion.

You can find the WebTalk here.

Based on the past flood disaster in the summer of 2021, which led to severe flooding in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, the fifth newsletter takes up these events and considers them in the context of climate change.
Also included is an interview with Prof. Dr. Jakob Rhyner, who comments on a variety of issues related to the impact of climate change. In addition to contributions to this year's Disaster Preparedness Conference and the 25th anniversary of the UNO city of Bonn, you will also find a membership contribution to the "KlamEx" project.

You can find the newsletter here.

As part of the recently published civil protection magazine of the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), which bears the title: "50 years of civil protection helicopters", an article on the goals and activities of the Bonn Network for International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction was published under the risk management category on page 41 released. Our project manager Marie-Theres Baranski and Stefan Wagner, who is the head of the Office for International Affairs and Global Sustainability at the Federal City of Bonn, were named.

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Today is the annual International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Seven Campaign of #DRRday is entering its sixth year after it was launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2016. Each year, the focus was on one of the seven goals of the Sendai Framework agreed by UN member states at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Sendai, Japan.

The focus of this year's International Disaster Reduction Day is on the goal: "Substantially strengthen international cooperation with developing countries through appropriate and sustainable support."

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The fourth newsletter of the Bonn Network for International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction has been published on the subject of "Digitization in Disaster Management". It contains an informative interview with Dr. Christian Nawroth, head of department at the Federal Office for Information Security, and Manuel Atug, Head of Business Development at HiSolutions AG. This newsletter also contains a contribution from Aktion Deutschland Hilft and the organization Help - Help for self-help as well as a report on the workshop of the Bonn network on the subject of digitization in civil protection. We also inform you about the latest news, interesting events and new publications.

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The corona pandemic has shown once again how important digitization is. This also applies to civil protection. For more than a year now, meetings, conferences and workshops have been taking place almost exclusively digitally, and practical training and education are also affected. This year new opportunities have opened up, but there have also been challenges to be addressed.

On this occasion, the Bonn Network for International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction invites you to the digital workshop "Digitization in civil protection".

The report of the results can be found in Newsletter #04.

The third newsletter of the Bonn network for international civil protection and risk managementBonn Network for International Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction has been published on the subject of "knowledge management". This issue also includes an informative interview with Dr. Felix Bloch, Head of Unit for Knowledge Networks and Evidence-Based Policy in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. The EU knowledge network and a local example from the Ukraine are explained in more detail in membership memberships of the THW and the BBK, as well as the GiZ. We also inform you about the latest news, interesting events and new publications.

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In 2021 Bonn will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a German UN city. On this occasion, the city, together with local and international partners, invites you to a digital event series about the United Nations in Bonn. It has the motto "#UNBonn25: 17 goals - one future". Registrations for the kick-off event on Wednesday, May 5, are now possible.

05/05/2021, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (CET)

Further information and the registration form can be found here here .