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).
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!
NEws At a glance
Here you will find news of the HKC and of related subjects of interest
StEB annual flood protection exercise
The annual flood protection exercise of Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB) will take place on 6 and 7 September 2024.
Verein Lebenswertes Sülztal e.V.-New flood risk area: the Knipperbach in Rösrath
At the end of October 2022, on the initiative of the association Lebenswertes Sülztal, the city of Rösrath, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the association jointly submitted an application to the Cologne district government to classify the Knipperbach in Rösrath as a risk area in accordance with the EU FRMD. The application was supported by the Aggerverband and the Rösrath municipal utilities.
Flooding after heatwave in Germany
Severe storms led to flooding and numerous accidents in Germany at the weekend.