FLOOD COMPETENCE CENTER
The network for holistic flood prevention and flood risk management
The Flood Competence Center (HKC) is a non-profit association from Germany that connects flood-affected citizens and stakeholders in flood risk management to build a unique network. The HKC was founded in 2007 and consists of almost 200 members and cooperations. The members of the HKC are composed of national and international institutions and municipalities, citizens and policy-makers, science and economy.
The HKC brings together science and practice for the purpose of holistic flood risk management, promoting sustainable development and the provision and transfer of expertise.
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dates & EVENTS
Here you will find upcoming dates & events of the HKC and related events of interest

08. November 2023, ab 09:00 Uhr
Flood Day in Dortmund
On November 8, 2023, the DWA Flood Day will be held in Dortmund in cooperation with Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband. Under the title "Floods and heavy rainfall in densely populated urban areas", the views of water management and disaster control will be presented and discussed in detail.

17. Oktober 2023, ab 09:00 Uhr
Symposium
On October 17, HKC will host a symposium on the topic "The future is EVENT-rich, let's be prepared". The event will take place in the Stadthaus West in Cologne Deutz - registrations are now possible (until 30.09.2023) by mail to info@hkc-online.de. Embedded in the program of the symposium, the 17th general meeting of the HKC will be held at the same time.

27. September 2023
LAND4FLOOD Conference 2023 "Land for flood risk management and resilience"
The IWRA Task Force Land4Flood Network will hold, in cooperation with IWRA (International Water Resources Association), its next Land4Flood conference in Dortmund, Germany, from September 27 to 29, 2023. The conference will be hosted by the “Land policy and land management" research group, part of the Department of Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University.