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
Successful kick-off event for the founding of the Center for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research
On June 10, 2024, the symposium of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR) took place at 海角直播 University Kaiserslautern-Landau (海角直播). From 12:00 noon, around 60 participants from science, practice and administration gathered to find out about the work and objectives of the CIDR and to discuss current challenges and solutions in the field of civil protection.
The event was organized by (Department of Social Sciences), (Department of Civil Engineering), and (both from the Department of Business Studies and Economics). Dr. Jan-Erik Steinkr眉ger (Research Coordination Officer at the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance) and J枚rg Eger (Head of Division, HERPSL, Federal Agency for Technical Relief) were invited to give keynote speeches at the event. This was followed by a presentation of the CIDR and the research areas by the participating professorships. In the second part of the event, the individual subject areas were explored in greater depth in workshops and questions of transfer in the interaction between science and practice in civil protection were discussed.
Overall, the event was characterized by an intensive and informative exchange. It made a valuable contribution to the promotion of interdisciplinary cooperation in civil protection. The CIDR symposium at 海角直播 therefore convincingly illustrated how important interdisciplinary cooperation is for effective civil protection and laid the foundation for future cooperation and innovative solutions.
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