The lack of understanding and the weakness in really reacting to risks makes the problems worse, tells Bentfeld. Risks are complex and of a wide range, and they are often human-induced or hybrid instead of only natural hazards. Risk-informed development (RID) wants to protect vulnerable parts of the society. “Decision-makers have really to understand the risks to help”, emphasizes Bentfeld. She gives insights of an example in Georgia. The health infrastructure here is threatened by special risks like electrical failure due to extreme heat or limited water supply due to drought. “What we are trying to do is an overall screening of hospitals”, tells Bentfeld. Social aspects are crucial here, like how many people are there. When for example a road is blocked, people maybe cannot reach a hospital – finding out which roads are critical here is crucial. Listening to all people here, not only the people usually heard but non-traditional decision-makers, can help to find new solution.  

Dr. Diana Mantel

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) never stopped reacting to emergencies of their partner and secures ongoing development efforts. The workshop will show activities and more how especially the risk and crisis management can be improved. A special focus will be on the crisis response of the pandemic in the Ukraine, on Covid-19 as a lens for systemic risks and awareness of fiscal policy for disaster risk management, and these inputs will give a structure to the workshop. Mareike Bentfeld (Advisor for Disaster Risk Management GIZ), Matthias Range (Head of Unit “Risk Finance & Insurance” GIZ), Arne Brandschwede (Advisor for Disaster Risk Management GIZ) and Christian Poschmann (Head of project “Strengthening the capacities of state and municipal emergency management in Eastern Ukraine”GIZ) will give their insights in this workshop.

Dr. Diana Mantel

"Gerade die Registrierung von gefährdeten Personen ist ein Problem, das wir in Deutschland noch nicht gelöst haben", so Grewe. Aber es gibt Pläne, die vor allem im Bereich der Pflegeheime erstellt werden, um unter Umständen die Menschen in kühlere Räumlichkeiten bringen zu können. Die Kommunikationskaskade, wer eigentlich mit einbezogen werden sollte, ist wichtig: "Die Kommunikaton, das ist entscheidend, muss richtig struikturiert und geordnet sein - sonst kann sie im Notfall nicht funktionieren."

Dr. Diana Mantel