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Center for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research

CIDR

Goals and areas of expertise

The Center for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research is an association of research groups in the field of disaster research at 海角直播 Kaiserslautern-Landau. The aim is to utilize the potential of interdisciplinary research between technology, economics and education. Our specific expertise covers the following areas:

  • Education in civil protection

  • disaster management

  • Resilience in flood risk management

Latest news

PREP project closing event: Learning for the disaster

Disasters present people with learning challenges - they often lack the necessary skills to cope with them, and learning in such situations is particularly stressful. This is why the period of disaster preparation is becoming increasingly relevant. The PREPproject, funded by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), is investigatinghow people in Germany inform themselves about disaster preparedness and learn informally. The focus is on both the general population and the group of "preppers". Digital information and learning resources as well as individual and collective learning practices are being investigated. The project is located in adult and continuing education research and aims to provide impetus for preventive education programs in civil protection.

At our final conference on November 6-7, 2025, we will present and discuss our project results in the format of a "flipped conference". (TU Braunschweig), (Medical School Hamburg) and (Goethe University Frankfurt/M.) will accompany us as critical friends. We will then discuss the results with them in in-depth workshops.

馃憠 Registration by August 20, 2025 & further information at:
Participation is free of charge, places are limited - we therefore ask you to register early and bindingly. If you have any questions, please contact Sophie Lacher(sophie.lacher[at]rptu.de).

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Cooperations

Science

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands)
  • Free University of Berlin
  • Geo Research Center Potsdam
  • Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, (United States)
  • Leuphana University of L眉neburg
  • Medical School Hamburg
  • Free University of Berlin
  • Berlin University of Technology
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
  • Mines Tech, Paris (France)
  • RWTH Aachen University
  • Berlin University of Technology
  • Braunschweig University of Technology
  • Dortmund University of Technology
  • Dresden University of Technology
  • Munich University of Technology
  • Ume氓 University (Sweden)
  • Environmental Research Center Leipzig
  • University of Hamburg
  • Universitae Politehnica Timisoara (Romania)
  • Universidad Nacional de Educaci贸n a Distancia (Spain)
  • Universit茅 de Lorraine (France)
  • University College London (Great Britain)
  • University of Namibia (Namibia)
  • University of Queensland (Australia)
  • University of Tokyo (Japan)
  • Warwick Business School (Great Britain)
  • et al.

Practice

  • Professional fire departments Kaiserslautern, Magdeburg, Neuwied and others
  • Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
  • Deutsche Bahn InfraGO
  • German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
  • Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband
  • D眉sseldorf Fire Brigade
  • Hamburg Fire Brigade
  • Flood Competence Center Cologne
  • Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Flood Protection and Water Management (LHW)
  • Technical Relief Organization, SEEBA, local associations Sinzig, Euskirchen, Achim and others
  • West Palatinate Clinic Kaiserslautern
  • and others