Daniel F. Lorenz and Cordula Dittmer presented results of the case study Greece at the Humanitarian Congress 2019. Lorenz, D.F./Dittmer, C. (2019): The Emergency Support Instrument in Greece and Its Implications for the Humanitarian System. Präsentation Innovation Session, Humanitarian Congress, 17.-18.10.2019
As part of the NEEDS 2020 conference, that takes place in Östersund, Sweden, from March 10-12, 2020, Cordula Dittmer (DRU), Daniel F. Lorenz (DRU) und Per Kleist (Berlin Fire Department) organize a panel about “Trans-boundary disasters in Europe: Past experiences and future challenges”. Submissions are possible until November 17, 2019: https://www.needs2020.com/about-needs/panels/ Historically, disaster management […]
The „Glossary for Knowledge Management in Civil Protection“ (in German only) is published by the TH Köln/University of Applied Sciences. The glossary serves as a common terminological basis for the project in the first place. But in addtion to that it offers a good overview of the topic to all interested persons in civil protection. […]
On July 3, 2019, the DRU carried out a quick-response research in the emergency shelter Lübtheen, district Ludwigslust Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The forest fire, which had been burning for days on heavily ammunition-polluted soil, led to the evacuation of 650 people from four villages. In the emergency shelter in Lübtheen, interviews were conducted with relief personnel […]