Keyword disaster protection

Resilience of society as a whole, national defense and civil protection

Civil-military cooperation is essential for effective overall defense and social resilience in Germany. Effective crisis preparation and damage management are impossible without closely integrated cooperation between military and civilian actors.

A changing security situation requires a strengthening of civil protection in Germany

Only through decisive action and significant investments can Germany be prepared for the challenges of the coming years with civil protection.

What are the reasons for these challenges and how can they be addressed?

Cascading effects worsen individual events and require enormous capacities of emergency forces, specialized units and free forces

For the first time, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) is being tested in Germany to deal with a national situation. Exercise assumption: An earthquake and its consequences tie up German relief workers and require help from other countries for deployment in Germany.

Official starting shot for the major EU disaster protection exercise in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg will be the first German federal state to host such an EU exercise (full scale exercise) in October 2024.