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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Topics and projects
Core fields of the HKC
The HKC effectively contributes to the development of practice-relevant knowledge by carrying out its own projects.
The extraordinary professional composition of the HKC enables an extensive conception and implementation of such projects.
The following pages provide information about our projects and the current state of implementation .
dates & EVENTS
Here you will find upcoming dates & events of the HKC and related events of interest
16. Mai 2024
Bonn Science Night
Every two years, the Bonn Science Night offers exciting research and science from the Bonn science region in Bonn's city centre and invites people to engage in dialogue and exchange ideas. It will take place again on 16 and 17 May 2024 !
14. Mai 2024, ab 13:00 Uhr
Webinar: Critical infrastructure spatial modelling in data-poor environments
On 14 May 2024 at 1 pm , the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and DLR will host a webinar on the topic: Critical infrastructure spatial modelling in data-poor environments.
NEws At a glance
Here you will find news of the HKC and of related subjects of interest
Flood control exercise in Cologne. The Rhine flood can come.
Cologne - water march! That sounds like a lot of fun at temperatures well over 30 degrees. But the 250 firefighters from Cologne and Niederkassel are sweating. They rehearse together with the THW and under the critical scrutiny of the experts from the city drainage companies (SteB) from Cologne for emergencies. Their goal is to protect Cologne from flooding, and then every grip must be on, cooperation and technology must work perfectly.
Heavy rain: Survey reveals dangerous knowledge gaps
Flood can hit almost all people in Bavaria. But many Bavarians do not feel threatened by it. This is a result of the representative survey "Flood Protection in Bavaria". A total of 1,400 people were surveyed on behalf of the initiative Hochwasser.Info.Bayern in the Free State. One result is particularly disturbing for Constantin Sadgorski, head of the Landshut Water Management Office: "Although a third of Bavaria describes itself as well informed in terms of flood protection, only 13 percent know that heavy rain can hit almost anyone."