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Often all it takes is a minor incident - such as a fire in the distribution box around the corner...

It's not always the big disasters that disrupt our everyday lives - small crises happen every day. The distribution box around the corner has a problem, regional storm damage or snow pressure: it is precisely these small events that we need to be prepared for. Credit: Shutterstock

Care & relief

Crisis-proof in caregiving households

Crises don't affect everyone equally: for older, vulnerable people and households where care is provided at home, these incidents can...

The most important buffer is often not technology, but relationships and networks: they determine how stable we get through crises (Credit: Shutterstock)

Care & relief

Precaution means attitude: “We have a responsibility for each other”

The most important buffer is often not technology, but relationships and networks: An interview with Sr. Cornelia on the most...

Christoph Sterbenz is the regional secretary of the Carinthian Civil Defense Association - he explains the family emergency plan to us in an interview - Credit: Zivilschutzverband

Care & relief

Family emergency plan: Crisis resilience begins in everyday life

Christoph Sterbenz, regional secretary of the Carinthian Civil Protection Association, has seen for years how many people struggle with prevention....

Christian Gamsler is deputy disaster control officer of the Carinthian provincial government

Crisis-resilient caregiving household

How Carinthia is building regional resilience with “lighthouses”