One hundred percent protection against natural hazards is impossible. Therefore, the long-standing promise of safety in science and planning practice is increasingly being replaced by risk management methods. The three research topics of the working group "Geography and Natural Risk Research" are also oriented towards the cycle of risk management.
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From March 2013 to December 2015, Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken was Chairwoman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV),), a national platform for disaster prevention in Germany. Since December 2015, she has been chairwoman of the DKKV and thus responsible for the development and implementation of the new DKKV2020+association strategy. She also accompanies the DKKV share in the BBK project DESKRIS - Definition von Schutzzielen und -niveaus Kritischer Infrastrukturen in Deutschland: Forschungsstand, Rechtlicher Rahmen und politische Entscheidungsfindung as well as in the EU project ESPREssO - Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union. A short film shows what this is all about (to the video).