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
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).
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!
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
What is heavy rain?
Current European flood-rich period exceptional compared with past 500 years
A new study by the TU Wien shows that "the past three decades were among the most flood-rich periods in Europe in the past 500 years, and that this period differs from other flood-rich periods in terms of its extent, air temperatures and flood seasonality."
The full article has been published in the nature and is there available for a fee.