The Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) is an interdisciplinary research center in the field of disaster management founded by Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geoscience (GFZ), and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The main goal of CEDIM is to advance the scientific understanding of natural and man-made hazards assessment and to develop disaster management solutions for the early detection and reduction of risk.
CEDIM is dedicated to developing technologies and tools in the areas of risk communication, risk assessment and risk management using the interdisciplinary competence and synergies between its affiliated institutions as well as in cooperation with emergency management institution at Federal-, Land- and Community-Level. Research within CEDIM addresses how a changing climate, urbanization and an increasing world population will affect risk and vulnerability from natural and man-made hazards.
