CEDIM members contribute to Master Study Program "Environmental Resources-Engineering" at KIT

CEDIM is involved in new online research profile of KIT

in a series of reports
update: report No 2 (8 Nov) now online

in connection with the L’Aquila earthquake of 6 April 2009

An analysis of the freezing rain weekend from the 19 - 21.01 can be found at Wettergefahren-Frühwarnung.

detailed information on the evolution of the Hurricane is available on the German webpage

CEDIM researchers analyze the evolution of the drought and its impacts in a number of reports.

CEDIM Researchers analyze causes and impacts.

boosts research activities in hail risk. 

CEDIM researchers summarize and report main aspects of the sequence.

Lecture Seminar by GPI, ITAS and ZAK / Studium Generale
Summer Semester 2012

New CEDIM Research Report published on January 19th 2012.
Press release

Latest news, forecasts and background informations about the actual cold spell in Europe are available on the German webpage

new research report in the CEDIM Earthquake Loss Estimation Series

CEDIM started a series of reports on its research on the earthquake and its impact

CEDIM institutes contribute to new international project on eartquake risk reduction

read more about the floods (in German language)

read more about the event (in German language):

new paper online

for World Bank / GFDRR Natural Disaster Risk Management distant learning programm now being offered

wins award in German competition
"356 Orte im Land der Ideen"

since May 21 2011: information on the eruption and dispersion simulation of ash particles based on the COSMO-ART model developed at KIT

Wettergefahren-Frühwarnung

Earthquake-report.com

in decision support systems and early warning technologies

Das GPI und CEDIM bieten im SS2011 ein Seminar für Studierende natur-, ingenieur- oder wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Ausrichtung (ab 5. Semester) zu Fragen des Erdbebenrisikos an. Das Seminar findet montags von 12.00-13.30 Uhr im Seminarraum Geophysik (Geb. 6.42) statt und beginnt am 18.04.2011. Anmeldungen bis 13.04.2011 bei Prof. Dr. Friedemann Wenzel.

CEDIM's information about earthquake, tsunami and consequences

of economic and socio-economic losses of the Sendai earthquake

project started on flood risk
in the Elbe catchment

New Volume (2011-02) of CEDIM Loss Estimation Series
available for download

new project launched to develop a decision support system

New Volume (2011-01) of CEDIM Loss Estimation Series
available for download

New CEDIM RiskExplorer

11. Forum Katastrophenvorsorge
January 18-19, 2011, Potsdam

contribution to ZEIT online
"Im Bann der Elemente"

Contribution to JB GIS / UN Spider booklet "Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management"

Earthquake risk map development using GIS and optical satellite imagery: A case study for rural areas on Java, Indonesia 

Analysis of heat wave in Eastern Europe (in German)
26.07. - 08/11/2010

Analysis heavy precipatation/floods in the alps, South-Eastern Germany, Czech Republic, Poland 
(in German)
5.-8.08.2010

handbook for decision support published

Planning law aspects of flood protection in Baden-Württemberg (in German)

21-22. June 2010 at the GFZ Potsdam

Analysis of volcanic eruption
"Eyjafjallajökull", Iceland
20.03. - 20.04.2010
(in German)

CEDIM has joint the Willis Research Network.