DKKV-Schriftreihe 56: Synthesis report on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Germany

This report is part of a larger synthesis to collect data across six EU countries and produce reports on the specific national approaches regarding policies, legislation and research frameworks addressing natural hazards and climate change adaptation within the framework of the project “Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union” (ESPREssO). These national reports will feed into a synthesis of such approaches, both on the EU and global level.

In order to guarantee a comprehensive approach that allows for consolidating the data from national reports, a conceptual framework was developed based on a literature review regarding the project’s three main challenges:

1. Proposing ways to create more coherent national and European approaches on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and resilience strengthening;
2. Enhancing risk management capabilities by bridging the gap between science and legal/policy issues at local and national levels in six European countries;
3. Addressing the issue of efficient management of transboundary crises.

The key areas identified within the framework can facilitate an analysis of potential issues and gaps within these three challenges. The identified categories were governance, risk, scientific frameworks and communication. Within each category, potential gaps and challenges were proposed to guide the data collection and analysis for this report on Germany.