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 conclusion of the international symposium "Disaster and Climate Education" in Kaiserslautern
From July 21 to 23, the Adult Education working group at 海角直播 hosted the (DECN) . Together with scientists from the UK and Spain, the situation of Disaster Risk Reduction Education in the three participating countries and the resulting need for action were discussed. The exchange was broad-based and covered the entire spectrum from informal learning to formal education in schools and universities.
The DCEN symposium made it clear that education is a central key to social resilience in the face of increasing disasters and the effects of climate change. In times of growing uncertainty, learning processes are needed that enable people to understand risks, act with foresight and develop preventative solutions together. So far, however, the topic has hardly been addressed in education.
Research on education in risk prevention is also still in its infancy - although it provides an essential basis for evidence-based action. The symposium was an important step towards strengthening this field and developing it further on an interdisciplinary basis. The aim of further work is to expand the network and increase cooperation within the framework of joint research projects.
We would like to thank all participants for the inspiring and profitable exchange as well as the support of the and the Center for Graduate Support and Academic Staff Development, University of Kaiserlautern-Landau
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Location:
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



