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.
Use the knowledge of our network for your projects. We are glad to support you. Week look forward to welcoming you.
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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
07. October 2025, ab 13:00 Uhr
30. April 2025
Flood Prize 2024/2025: ‘Water forces! Visible signs of flooding and flash floods’
The 2024/2025 Flood Prize has been launched. Under the motto ‘Water forces! Visible signs of floods and flash floods’, participants can submit photos and videos. It's worth taking part!
27. March 2025, ab 09:00 Uhr
Next Floodlabel Expert Training in March 2025 !
The next FLOODLABEL expert training will take place in March 2025!
26. February 2025
Invitation to the FgHW Lunchbreak Sessions 2025
The Hydrological Sciences Association (FgHW) in the DWA is continuing its successful series of events, the ‘Lunchbreak Sessions’, in 2025. In six free Zoom sessions, compact specialist lectures on current challenges in water management and hydrological research will be presented, followed by a half-hour discussion.
NEws At a glance
Here you will find news of the HKC and of related subjects of interest
New projects
We are excited to present our latest projects – the Flood App for North Rhine-Westphalia and the interactive platform for Rhineland-Palatinate!
30 years of Cologne floods: memories of the 1995 floods
On 30 January 1995, the Rhine in Cologne reached a historic high of 10.69 metres and flooded the old town - just 13 months after the devastating floods of 1993. The masses of water had already broken through the mobile protective walls two days earlier. Places such as Kasselberg and Rodenkirchen were badly affected.
Flood award ‘Water forces! Visible signs of floods and flash floods’ - Application still possible until 30.04.2025!
Floods and flash floods leave their mark on nature and our cities. The Hochwassernotgemeinschaft (HWNG) Rhein e. V. is calling on people to capture these signs in pictures or videos and submit them for the Flood Prize.
Household survey on flooding in Germany in 2023 and 2024
The University of Potsdam has launched a household survey following the last floods in Germany in 2023 and 2024. Analyses of the collected data will be used in anonymised form in the project ‘Innovative instruments for the management of urban heavy rainfall events’ (Inno_MAUS) and for publications in scientific journals.