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
27. November 2024
FgHW Lunchbreak Session - Thinking research and practice of land and water management together: ‘On the potential of long-term landscape laboratories for a resilient landscape management’.
The Hydrological Sciences Association (FgHW) in the DWA supports the professional exchange between science and practice and is once again launching the ‘Lunchbreak Sessions’ format in 2024.
26. November 2024, ab 11:00 Uhr
Synthesis and networking conference of the KAHR project
The synthesis and networking conference of the KAHR project will take place on 26 November from 11:00 to 17:00 at the Rheinforum Wesseling.
NEws At a glance
Here you will find news of the HKC and of related subjects of interest
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."
Heavy rain and flooding: this is how you behave properly
When heavy rain or water from floods enters the house, owners should keep calm and act with great care. The best way to prevent possible damage is to follow these steps.
Heavy rainfall and flooding: StEB shows effects of climate change
(rs) It gets warmer on an annual average, and in addition to dry seasons in summer, climate change also brings heavy rainfall and flooding in spring and autumn. So at least the prospects presented by the city drainage companies (StEB) in an exhibition in the rotunda of the district council building. At the heart of the informative exhibition is a map showing all the hollows and depressions in the Nippes district that could be flooded by heavy rain.