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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 .

  • FIoodlabel • Prevent • Protect  

  • KAHR-Project

  • HKC Infomobil • Experience flood protection 

  • Port of Hamburg•Further development of FLOODLABEL for storm surge

  • Flood-App NRW

  • Interactive platform RLP

dates & EVENTS

Here you will find upcoming dates & events of the HKC and related events of interest

01. April 2025, ab 17:30 Uhr

Construction practice lecture series in the 2025 summer semester at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences

In the coming summer semester 2025, the baupraxis lecture series will once again take place at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences in room A032 (Audimax).

18. May 2025, ab 10:00 Uhr

Sustainability and mobility fair in Lohmar

On 18.05.2025 the sustainability and mobility fair will take place in Lohmar from 10 am to 5 pm!

21. May 2025, ab 09:00 Uhr

28th Symposium on River Basin Management at the Wupper Association

From 21 May to 22 May 2025, the 28th Symposium on River Basin Management will take place at the Wupper Association!

07. October 2025, ab 13:00 Uhr

HKC conference ‘Climate-adapted living’

on 07/8 October 2025 in Wuppertal !

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.